[linq-to-sql] How to do Select All(*) in linq to sql

How do you select all rows when doing linq to sql?

Select * From TableA

In both query syntax and method syntax please.

using (MyDataContext dc = new MyDataContext())
{
    var rows = from myRow in dc.MyTable
               select myRow;
}

OR

using (MyDataContext dc = new MyDataContext())
{
    var rows = dc.MyTable.Select(row => row);
}

I often need to retrieve 'all' columns, except a few. so Select(x => x) does not work for me.

LINQPad's editor can auto-expand * to all columns.

after select '* all', LINQPad expands *, then I can remove not-needed columns.

Why don't you use

DbTestDataContext obj = new DbTestDataContext();
var q =from a in obj.GetTable<TableName>() select a;

This is simple.

Assuming TableA as an entity of table TableA, and TableADBEntities as DB Entity class,

1. LINQ Method

IQueryable<TableA> result;
using (var context = new TableADBEntities())
{
   result = context.TableA.Select(s => s);
}

2. LINQ-to-SQL Query

IQueryable<TableA> result;
using (var context = new TableADBEntities())
{
   var qry = from s in context.TableA
               select s;
   result = qry.Select(s => s);
}

Native SQL can also be used as:

3. Native SQL

IList<TableA> resultList;
using (var context = new TableADBEntities())
{
   resultList = context.TableA.SqlQuery("Select * from dbo.TableA").ToList();
}

Note: dbo is a default schema owner in SQL Server. One can construct a SQL SELECT query as per the database in the context.

Dim q = From c In TableA
Select c.TableA

ObjectDumper.Write(q)

Do you want to select all rows or all columns?

Either way, you don't actually need to do anything.

The DataContext has a property for each table; you can simply use that property to access the entire table.

For example:

foreach(var line in context.Orders) {
    //Do something
}

u want select all data from database then u can try this:-

dbclassDataContext dc= new dbclassDataContext()
List<tableName> ObjectName= dc.tableName.ToList();

otherwise You can try this:-

var Registration = from reg in dcdc.GetTable<registration>() select reg;

and method Syntex :-

 var Registration = dc.registration.Select(reg => reg); 

You can use simple linq query as follow to select all records from sql table

var qry = ent.tableName.Select(x => x).ToList();