Limit Number of Results being returned in a List from Linq

Question

I\'m using Linq/EF4.1 to pull some results from a database and would like to limit the results to the (X) most recent results. Where X is a number set by the user.

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Answer 1

results = results.OrderByDescending(x=>x.Date).Take(10);

The OrderByDescending will sort items by your date/time property (or w/e logic you want to use to get most recent) and Take will limit to first x items (first being most recent, thanks to the ordering).

Edit: To return some rows not starting at the first row, use Skip():

results = results.OrderByDescending(x=>x.Date).Skip(50).Take(10);