ASP.NET MVC Search Page - Integer StartsWith On Linq + EF4

Question

So, in my last post I was asking how to build a dynamic search filter using LINQ and EF4 (See Here) and finally came up with the solution of building the expression as a str

Answer 1

You can use the SqlFunctions.StringConvert method. It requires a double (or decimal) so you'll have to cast your int ConsecutiveNumber.

Replace:

record.ConsecutiveNumber.ToString().StartsWith("1234")

With:

SqlFunctions.StringConvert((double)record.ConsecutiveNumber).StartsWith("1234")