How to convert SQL query into LINQ?

Question

How can I convert the following SQL query into linq? This is what is tried

    SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT SampleDateTime) AS Total
    FROM dbo.PrecisionArchive
    WHERE AgencySourceId = 7 AND EventType IN('R', 'ONS')

Answer 1

Something like this should work:

var result = 
    (from x in dbContext.PrecisionArchive
     where x.AgencySource == 7 &&
           (x.EventType == "R" || x.EventType == "ONS")
     select x.SampleDateTime)
    .Distinct()
    .Count();

You could also try using Contains to represent the IN clause, but I don't believe this is supported by Linq-to-SQL:

var result = 
    (from x in dbContext.PrecisionArchive
     where x.AgencySource == 7 &&
           new[] { "R", "ONS" }.Contains(x.EventType)
     select x.SampleDateTime)
    .Distinct()
    .Count();

Answer 2

You could use:

var total = dbo.PrecisionArchive.Where(p => p.AgencySourceId == 7)
                                .Where(p => p.EventType == "R" || p.EventType == "ONS")
                                .Select(p => p.SampleDateTime)
                                .Distinct()
                                .Count();