Search<T>(T,String,Int32,Int32) Method

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Visual Basic (Usage)
C#
Managed Extensions for C++
C++/CLI

Public Overloads Function Search(Of T As {Class, New})( _
   ByVal searchParameters As T, _
   ByVal orderBy As String, _
   ByVal page As Integer, _
   ByVal pageSize As Integer _
) As List(Of T)

Dim instance As DataHelper
Dim searchParameters As T
Dim orderBy As String
Dim page As Integer
Dim pageSize As Integer
Dim value As List(Of T)
 
value = instance.Search(Of T)(searchParameters, orderBy, page, pageSize)

public List<T> Search<T>( 
   T searchParameters,
   string orderBy,
   int page,
   int pageSize
)
where T: class, new()

public: List<T*>* Search<T>( 
   T* searchParameters,
   string* orderBy,
   int page,
   int pageSize
) 
where T: ref class, gcnew()

public:
List<T^>^ Searchgeneric<typename T>
( 
   T^ searchParameters,
   String^ orderBy,
   int page,
   int pageSize
) 
where T: ref class, gcnew()

Parameters

searchParameters: What to search for
orderBy: Order by SQL Clause
page: The page of records to retrieve
pageSize: The number of records per page

Type Parameters

T: Generic class type

C#

//Get the current thread static safe instance of the helper
IDataHelper db = DataHelper.SessionFactory();
 
//Specify User Name and License Key from the receipt, leave blank for trial mode
//db.UserName = "John Smith 1234";
//db.LicenseKey = "asdfl219==";
 
// Open the database connection
db.OpenConnection();
 
// Clear table Person
db.TruncateTable("Person");
 
// Create Persons to save to the database
List<Person> persons = new List<Person>
{
   new Person
       {
           FirstName = "Han",
           LastName = "Solo",
           PersonTypeId = 1
       },
   new Person
       {
           FirstName = "Luke",
           LastName = "Skywalker",
           PersonTypeId = 1
       },
   new Person
       {
           FirstName = "Leia",
           LastName = "Organa",
           PersonTypeId = 1
       },
   new Person
       {
           FirstName = "Obi-Wan",
           LastName = "Kenobi",
           PersonTypeId = 1
       },
   new Person
       {
           FirstName = "Padme",
           LastName = "Amidala",
           PersonTypeId = 2
       },
};
 
// Save them to the database 
db.Save(persons);
 
Person searchParameters = new Person { PersonTypeId = 1 };
 
var result = db.Search<Person>(searchParameters, "LastName", 1, 2);
 
// Close the connection
db.CloseConnection();

VB.NET

'Get the current thread static safe instance of the helper
Dim db As IDataHelper = DataHelper.SessionFactory()
 
'Specify User Name and License Key from the receipt, leave blank for trial mode
'db.UserName = "John Smith 1234"
'db.LicenseKey = "asdfl219=="
 
' Open the database connection
db.OpenConnection()
 
' Clear table Person
db.TruncateTable("Person")
 
' Create Persons to save to the database
Dim persons As New List(Of Person)() From {
    New Person With {.FirstName = "Han", .LastName = "Solo", .PersonTypeId = 1},
    New Person With {.FirstName = "Luke", .LastName = "Skywalker", .PersonTypeId = 1},
    New Person With {.FirstName = "Leia", .LastName = "Organa", .PersonTypeId = 1},
    New Person With {.FirstName = "Obi-Wan", .LastName = "Kenobi", .PersonTypeId = 1},
    New Person With {.FirstName = "Padme", .LastName = "Amidala", .PersonTypeId = 2}}
 
' Save them to the database 
db.Save(persons)
 
Dim searchParameters As Person = New Person With {.PersonTypeId = 1}
 
Dim result = db.Search(Of Person)(searchParameters, "LastName", 1, 2)
 
' Close the connection

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

DataHelper Class
DataHelper Members
Overload List