Entity Framework 4 - What is the syntax for joining 2 tables then paging them?

Question

I have the following linq-to-entities query with 2 joined tables that I would like to add pagination to:

IQueryable data = from inventory         


        

Answer 1

Add following line to your query

var pagedQuery = data.Skip(PageIndex * PageSize).Take(PageSize); 

The data variable is IQueryable, so you can put add skip & take method on it. And if you have relationship between Product & Variant, you donot really require to have join explicitly, you can refer the variant something like this

IQueryable data = 
             from inventory in objContext.ProductInventory
             where inventory.ProductId == productId && inventory.StoreId == storeId
             orderby inventory.variant.SortOrder
             select new()
             {
                 property1 = inventory.Variant.VariantId,
                 //rest of the properties go here
             }
pagedQuery = data.Skip(PageIndex * PageSize).Take(PageSize);