SearchCount<T> Method (DataHelper)

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

Public Function SearchCount(Of T As {Class, New})( _
   ByVal searchParameters As T _
) As Long

Dim instance As DataHelper
Dim searchParameters As T
Dim value As Long
 
value = instance.SearchCount(Of T)(searchParameters)

public long SearchCount<T>( 
   T searchParameters
)
where T: class, new()

public: long SearchCount<T>( 
   T* searchParameters
) 
where T: ref class, gcnew()

public:
int64 SearchCountgeneric<typename T>
( 
   T^ searchParameters
) 
where T: ref class, gcnew()

Parameters

searchParameters: What to search for

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();
 
//Create a new Person to save to the database
Person currentPerson = new Person();
currentPerson.FirstName = "John";
currentPerson.LastName = "Smith";
 
//Save it to the database 
db.Save(currentPerson);
 
//Search parameters
Person searchParm = new Person();
searchParm.FirstName = "John";
 
//Search for records based on the passed in search object
long count=  db.SearchCount(searchParm);
 
Console.WriteLine(count);
 
//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()
 
'Create a new Person to save to the database
Dim currentPerson As New Person()
currentPerson.FirstName = "John"
currentPerson.LastName = "Smith"
 
'Save it to the database 
db.Save(currentPerson)
 
'Search parameters
Dim searchParm As New Person()
searchParm.FirstName = "John"
 
'Search for records based on the passed in search object
Dim count As Long= db.SearchCount(searchParm)
 
Console.WriteLine(count)
 
'Close the connection
db.CloseConnection()

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