Knight Data Access Layer
LoadTop(String,Int32) Method
Example 




KellermanSoftware.NetDataAccessLayer Namespace > IDataHelper Interface > LoadTop Method : LoadTop(String,Int32) Method
The name of the table
The maximum records to retrieve
Get a limited number of records for a table
Syntax
Overloads Function LoadTop( _
   ByVal tableName As String, _
   ByVal maxRecords As Integer _
) As List(Of Dictionary(Of String,Object))
Dim instance As IDataHelper
Dim tableName As String
Dim maxRecords As Integer
Dim value As List(Of Dictionary(Of String,Object))
 
value = instance.LoadTop(tableName, maxRecords)

Parameters

tableName
The name of the table
maxRecords
The maximum records to retrieve
Example
//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==";
 
db.ExecuteNonQuery("INSERT INTO Person (FirstName,LastName) VALUES ('Stan','Man')");
db.ExecuteNonQuery("INSERT INTO Person (FirstName,LastName) VALUES ('Dan','Man')");
db.ExecuteNonQuery("INSERT INTO Person (FirstName,LastName) VALUES ('Dan','Abel')");
 
List<Dictionary<string, object>> list = db.LoadTop("Person", 1);
'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=="
 
db.ExecuteNonQuery("INSERT INTO Person (FirstName,LastName) VALUES ('Stan','Man')")
db.ExecuteNonQuery("INSERT INTO Person (FirstName,LastName) VALUES ('Dan','Man')")
db.ExecuteNonQuery("INSERT INTO Person (FirstName,LastName) VALUES ('Dan','Abel')")
 
Dim list As List(Of Dictionary(Of String, Object)) = db.LoadTop("Person", 1)
Requirements

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

See Also

Reference

IDataHelper Interface
IDataHelper Members
Overload List