从刻度转换为TimeSpan的EF投影中获取TimeSpan属性

时间:2013-06-11 17:51:48

标签: c# entity-framework

我遵循这里的建议:

What is the correct SQL type to store a .Net Timespan with values > 24:00:00?

在名为TimesheetEntry的模型中,我有:

public Int64 NetLengthTicks { get; set; }

[NotMapped]
public TimeSpan NetLength
{
    get { return TimeSpan.FromTicks(NetLengthTicks); }
    set { NetLengthTicks = value.Ticks; }
}

我试图这样做:

var shiftsData = from shift in filteredShifts
                where shift.IsDeleted == false
                select new
                {
                    shift.TimesheetShiftId,
                    shift.UserId,
                    shift.HasShiftEnded,
                    shift.StartTime,
                    shift.EndTime,
                    Entries = from entry in shift.Entries
                            where entry.IsDeleted == false
                            select new
                            {
                                entry.TimesheetEntryId,
                                entry.TimesheetShiftId,
                                entry.EntryType,
                                entry.StartTimeSpan,
                                entry.NetLength,
                            }
                };

我得到例外:

The specified type member 'NetLength' is not supported in LINQ to Entities. Only initializers, entity members, and entity navigation properties are supported.

我尝试将投影更改为:

NetLength = TimeSpan.FromTicks(entry.NetLengthTicks)

但是这给了例外:

LINQ to Entities does not recognize the method 'System.TimeSpan FromTicks(Int64)' method, and this method cannot be translated into a store expression.

然后我尝试创建一个表达式来进行转换:

public static Expression<Func<DAL.Models.TimesheetEntry, TimeSpan>> NetLengthExpression
{
    get
    {
        return e => TimeSpan.FromTicks(e.NetLengthTicks);
    }
}

// in the projection
NetLength = NetLengthExpression

但那扔了:

The LINQ expression node type 'Lambda' is not supported in LINQ to Entities.

有没有办法将NetLength公开为我的查询中返回的TimeSpan?

1 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:1)

除非EF知道如何进行转换,否则您无法在数据库端进行转换,而且听起来EF并不知道如何进行转换。

您必须使用辅助方法进行转换。

我通常在我的DataContext类上使用帮助器方法来处理这种情况,因为如果我正在进行查询,那么我通常会使用该类的实例。

public class DataContext : DbContext {
    public TimeSpan GetTimeSpan(Int64 ticks) {
        return TimeSpan.FromTicks(ticks);
    }

    // ... other code
}

修改

这也可能是一个选项:

var shiftsData = from shift in filteredShifts
                where shift.IsDeleted == false
                select new
                {
                    shift.TimesheetShiftId,
                    shift.UserId,
                    shift.HasShiftEnded,
                    shift.StartTime,
                    shift.EndTime,
                    Entries = from entry in shift.Entries
                            where entry.IsDeleted == false
                            select entry
                };

如果您删除了查询创建的匿名类,而只是select entry,那么您将获得Entry类的实例,该类将填充您的NetLengthTicks属性并让你使用你的NetLength吸气剂。但请注意,如果您投影该类的实例,则可能会选择比实际需要的更多的行。