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    IQueryAndOrBuilder<TModel>.OrWhereIsNotNull(string left) Method

    .NET Standard 2.x

    Adds the OR logical operator and a search condition to the WHERE clause; and uses the IS NOT NULL operator to search for values that are not null.

    Namespace: SnapObjects.Data

    Assembly: SnapObjects.Data.dll

    Syntax

      IQueryAndOrBuilder<TModel> OrWhereIsNotNull(string left);
    

    Parameters

    left System.String

    A SQL expression on the left of the IS NOT NULL operator.

    Returns

    IQueryAndOrBuilder<TModel>

    Returns anIQueryAndOrBuilder<TModel> object which can be used to add more search conditions to the current WHERE clause.

    Examples

    The following code example demonstrates how to use the OrWhereIsNotNull method to add an OR IS NOT NULL condition to the WHERE clause. In this example, the IS NOT NULL condition specifies that the Title value cannot be null.

    using Appeon.ApiDoc.Models.School;
    using SnapObjects.Data;
    using System;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;
    
    namespace Appeon.ApiDoc.IQueryAndOrBuilderExamples
    {
        public class OrWhereIsNotNullExample
        {
            private SchoolContext _context;
            
            public OrWhereIsNotNullExample(SchoolContext dataContext)
            {
                // Sets Data Context
                _context = dataContext;
            }
    
            public async Task<int> Example() 
            {
                // Get a QueryBuilder.
                var Builder = _context.SqlModelMapper.GetQueryBuilder<Person>();
                
                // Defines a WHERE condition that the column of EnrollmentDate is not empty.
                Builder.WhereIsNotNull("EnrollmentDate")
                       .OrWhereIsNotNull("HireDate");
                
                var result = (await Builder.LoadAsync()).FirstOrDefault();
                
                if (result != null) 
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("PersonID:    {0}", result.PersonID);
                    Console.WriteLine("FirstName:   {0}", result.FirstName);
                    Console.WriteLine("LastName:    {0}", result.LastName);
                    Console.WriteLine("HireDate:    {0}", result.HireDate);
                    Console.WriteLine("EnrollmentDate:  {0}", result.EnrollmentDate);
                    Console.WriteLine("Discriminator:   {0}", result.Discriminator);
                    
                    return result.PersonID;
                }
                else 
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Not found!");
                    
                    return 0;
                }
                
                /*This code example produces the following output:   
                
                    PersonID:    1
                    FirstName:   Kim
                    LastName:    Abercrombie
                    HireDate:    3/11/1995 12:00:00 AM
                    EnrollmentDate:
                    Discriminator:   Instructor
                */
            }
        }
    }
    

    Example Refer To

    Model Class: Person

    Applies to

    .NET Standard

    2.x

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