除了缺乏自然left outer join
语法,select
是最后一个,并且select *
需要匿名/具体类型投影(但它可以包含整个实体)之外,LINQ 支持与标准 SQL 相同的构造,包括内联子查询。
因此,可以按照示例 SQL 查询的确切方式编写 LINQ 查询:
from a in db.A
join b in db.B on a.ID equals b.ParentID
into a_b from b in a_b.DefaultIfEmpty()
join c in (from c in db.C where c.OtherID == myOtherID select c) on b.ID equals c.ParentID
into b_c from c in b_c.DefaultIfEmpty()
join d in (from d in db.D where d.OtherID == myOtherID2 select d) on c.ID equals d.ParentID
into c_d from d in c_d.DefaultIfEmpty()
select new { a, b, c, d }
EF Core 将其翻译为:
SELECT [s].[ID], [s0].[ID], [s0].[ParentID], [t].[ID], [t].[OtherID], [t].[ParentID], [t0].[ID], [t0].[OtherID], [t0].[ParentID]
FROM [SO6_A] AS [s]
LEFT JOIN [SO6_B] AS [s0] ON [s].[ID] = [s0].[ParentID]
LEFT JOIN (
SELECT [s1].[ID], [s1].[OtherID], [s1].[ParentID]
FROM [SO6_C] AS [s1]
WHERE [s1].[OtherID] = @__myOtherID_0
) AS [t] ON [s0].[ID] = [t].[ParentID]
LEFT JOIN (
SELECT [s2].[ID], [s2].[OtherID], [s2].[ParentID]
FROM [SO6_D] AS [s2]
WHERE [s2].[OtherID] = @__myOtherID2_1
) AS [t0] ON [t].[ID] = [t0].[ParentID]
另一种标准的 LINQ 方法是使用复合连接键将谓词推入连接条件(因此不会过滤掉外部连接结果):
from a in db.A
join b in db.B on a.ID equals b.ParentID
into a_b from b in a_b.DefaultIfEmpty()
join c in db.C on new { K1 = b.ID, K2 = myOtherID } equals new { K1 = c.ParentID, K2 = c.OtherID }
into b_c from c in b_c.DefaultIfEmpty()
join d in db.D on new { K1 = c.ID, K2 = myOtherID2 } equals new { K1 = d.ParentID, K2 = d.OtherID }
into c_d from d in c_d.DefaultIfEmpty()
select new { a, b, c, d }
翻译为:
SELECT [s].[ID], [s0].[ID], [s0].[ParentID], [s1].[ID], [s1].[OtherID], [s1].[ParentID], [s2].[ID], [s2].[OtherID], [s2].[ParentID]
FROM [SO6_A] AS [s]
LEFT JOIN [SO6_B] AS [s0] ON [s].[ID] = [s0].[ParentID]
LEFT JOIN [SO6_C] AS [s1] ON ([s0].[ID] = [s1].[ParentID]) AND (@__myOtherID_0 = [s1].[OtherID])
LEFT JOIN [SO6_D] AS [s2] ON ([s1].[ID] = [s2].[ParentID]) AND (@__myOtherID2_1 = [s2].[OtherID])
更紧凑的 LINQ 方式是使用相关子查询而不是连接:
from a in db.A
from b in db.B.Where(b => a.ID == b.ParentID).DefaultIfEmpty()
from c in db.C.Where(c => b.ID == c.ParentID && c.OtherID == myOtherID).DefaultIfEmpty()
from d in db.D.Where(d => c.ID == d.ParentID && d.OtherID == myOtherID2).DefaultIfEmpty()
select new { a, b, c, d }
EF Core 很高兴地将其翻译为:
SELECT [s].[ID], [s0].[ID], [s0].[ParentID], [t].[ID], [t].[OtherID], [t].[ParentID], [t0].[ID], [t0].[OtherID], [t0].[ParentID]
FROM [SO6_A] AS [s]
LEFT JOIN [SO6_B] AS [s0] ON [s].[ID] = [s0].[ParentID]
LEFT JOIN (
SELECT [s1].[ID], [s1].[OtherID], [s1].[ParentID]
FROM [SO6_C] AS [s1]
WHERE [s1].[OtherID] = @__myOtherID_0
) AS [t] ON [s0].[ID] = [t].[ParentID]
LEFT JOIN (
SELECT [s2].[ID], [s2].[OtherID], [s2].[ParentID]
FROM [SO6_D] AS [s2]
WHERE [s2].[OtherID] = @__myOtherID2_1
) AS [t0] ON [t].[ID] = [t0].[ParentID]
最后,EF Core 中最紧凑和首选的方法是在 LINQ to Entities 查询中使用导航属性而不是手动连接:
from a in db.A
from b in a.Bs.DefaultIfEmpty()
from c in b.Cs.Where(c => c.OtherID == myOtherID).DefaultIfEmpty()
from d in c.Ds.Where(d => d.OtherID == myOtherID2).DefaultIfEmpty()
select new { a, b, c, d }
EF Core 也将其翻译为:
SELECT [s].[ID], [s0].[ID], [s0].[ParentID], [t].[ID], [t].[OtherID], [t].[ParentID], [t0].[ID], [t0].[OtherID], [t0].[ParentID]
FROM [SO6_A] AS [s]
LEFT JOIN [SO6_B] AS [s0] ON [s].[ID] = [s0].[ParentID]
LEFT JOIN (
SELECT [s1].[ID], [s1].[OtherID], [s1].[ParentID]
FROM [SO6_C] AS [s1]
WHERE [s1].[OtherID] = @__myOtherID_0
) AS [t] ON [s0].[ID] = [t].[ParentID]
LEFT JOIN (
SELECT [s2].[ID], [s2].[OtherID], [s2].[ParentID]
FROM [SO6_D] AS [s2]
WHERE [s2].[OtherID] = @__myOtherID2_1
) AS [t0] ON [t].[ID] = [t0].[ParentID]