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DbSeekOptions Enumeration

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Options that specify how the Seek method will seek on an index.

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

Namespace:  System.Data.SqlServerCe
Assembly:  System.Data.SqlServerCe (in System.Data.SqlServerCe.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<FlagsAttribute> _
Public Enumeration DbSeekOptions
'Usage
Dim instance As DbSeekOptions

[FlagsAttribute]
public enum DbSeekOptions

[FlagsAttribute]
public enum class DbSeekOptions

[<FlagsAttribute>]
type DbSeekOptions

public enum DbSeekOptions

Members

Member name Description
FirstEqual Advances to the first matching row (in index order) on the index.
LastEqual Advances to the last matching row (in index order) on the index.
AfterEqual Advances to the last matching row on the index. If there are no matching rows, advances to the first row with values after the seek value, in index order.
After Advances to the first row with values (in index order) after the seek value.
BeforeEqual Advances to the first matching row on the index. If there are no matching rows, advances to the last row with values before the seek value, in index order.
Before Advances to the last row with values (in index order) before the seek value.

Examples

In this example, the FirstEqual option is specified for the Seek operation on the index.

        Try
            Dim conn As New SqlCeConnection("Data Source = MyDatabase.sdf")
            conn.Open()

            Dim cmd As SqlCeCommand = conn.CreateCommand()
            cmd.CommandType = CommandType.TableDirect
            cmd.IndexName = "Orders_PK"
            cmd.CommandText = "Orders"

            ' We are interested in orders that match Order ID = 10020
            '
            cmd.SetRange(DbRangeOptions.Match, New Object() {10020}, Nothing)

            Dim reader As SqlCeDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.Default)

            While reader.Read()
                MessageBox.Show(String.Format("{0} ; {1}", reader("Order ID"), reader("Order Date")))
            End While

            ' Now we are interested in orders with Order ID between (10020, 10050)
            '
            cmd.SetRange(DbRangeOptions.InclusiveStart Or DbRangeOptions.InclusiveEnd, New Object() {10020}, New Object() {10050})

            reader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.Default)

            ' Now seek to Order ID = 10045
            '
            Dim onRow As Boolean =  reader.Seek(DbSeekOptions.FirstEqual, New Object() {10045})

            ' Now ,the reader will return rows with Order ID >= 10045 <= 10050
            ' because the range was set to (10020, 10050)
            '
            If onRow Then
                While reader.Read()
                    MessageBox.Show(String.Format("{0} ; {1}", reader("Order ID"), reader("Order Date")))
                End While
            End If
        Catch e As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(e.Message)
        End Try

        try
        {
            SqlCeConnection conn = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source = MyDatabase.sdf");
            conn.Open();

            SqlCeCommand cmd = conn.CreateCommand();
            cmd.CommandType = CommandType.TableDirect;
            cmd.IndexName = "Orders_PK";
            cmd.CommandText = "Orders";

            // We are interested in orders that match Order ID = 10020
            //
            cmd.SetRange(DbRangeOptions.Match, new object[] { 10020 }, null);

            SqlCeDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.Default);

            for (int i = 1; reader.Read(); i++)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(String.Format("{0} ; {1}", reader["Order ID"], reader["Order Date"]));
            }

            // Now we are interested in orders with Order ID between (10020, 10050)
            //
            cmd.SetRange(DbRangeOptions.InclusiveStart | DbRangeOptions.InclusiveEnd,
                new object[] { 10020 }, new object[] { 10050 });

            reader = cmd.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.Default);

            // Now seek to Order ID = 10045
            //
            bool onRow = reader.Seek(DbSeekOptions.FirstEqual, new object[] { 10045 });

            // Now ,the reader will return rows with Order ID >= 10045 <= 10050
            // because the range was set to (10020, 10050)
            //
            if (onRow)
            {
                for (int i = 1; reader.Read(); i++)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show(String.Format("{0} ; {1}", reader["Order ID"], reader["Order Date"]));
                }
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(e.Message);
        }

See Also

Reference

System.Data.SqlServerCe Namespace