ASP.NET search form - dynamic Linq to SQL?

Question

I have a search form that allows users to search on several different fields in several different ways. Here is an example of my code.

var claims = from c in db.         


        

Answer 1

Have you tried dynamic LINQ? It allows you to build string-based query statements similar to a SQL WHERE clause.

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/07/dynamic-linq-part-1-using-the-linq-dynamic-query-library.aspx