</ iframe > </noscript> <!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) --> <div id="BeforeHeaderContent"> </div> <div id="HeaderContent"> <div id="ProjectTitle">Data Source for Entity Framework</div> <div id="PageTitle"><div id="PageTitleText">Hints Class</div></div> </div> <div id="AfterHeaderContent"> <a class="PageLink" href="C1.LiveLinq.4~C1.LiveLinq.Hints_members.html">Members</a> <!-- Spacing --> <span id="ToggleAllSectionsLink" class="FunctionLink"> <label id="CollapseAllLabel">Collapse All</label> <label id="ExpandAllLabel" style="display: none;">Expand All</label> </span><!-- Spacing --> <span id="LanguageFilterPopupLink" class="PopupLink" data-popupcontentsource="#LanguageCheckboxes" data-popuptitle='Language Filter'> <label id="ShowAllLabel" for="LanguageFilterPopupLink"> Language Filter: All </label> <label id="MultipleLabel" for="LanguageFilterPopupLink" style="display: none;"> Language Filter: Multiple </label> <label id="VBAllLabel" for="LanguageFilterPopupLink" style="display: none;"> Language Filter: Visual Basic </label> <label id="VBLabel" for="LanguageFilterPopupLink" style="display: none;">Language Filter: Visual Basic (Declaration)</label> <label id="CSLabel" for="LanguageFilterPopupLink" style="display: none;">Language Filter: C#</label> </span> <div class="PopupContent" id="LanguageCheckboxes"> <input data-languagename="VB" id="VBLanguageCheckbox" type="checkbox" class="ToggleLanguageCheckbox" checked="true" data-toggleclass="FilteredContentVB"> <label class="LanguageFilter" for="VBCheckbox"> Visual Basic (Declaration) </label> <br><input data-languagename="CS" id="CSLanguageCheckbox" type="checkbox" class="ToggleLanguageCheckbox" checked="true" data-toggleclass="FilteredContentCS"> <label class="LanguageFilter" for="CSCheckbox"> C# </label> </div> </div> <div class="BreadcrumbsContainer"><table><tr><td> <a href="C1.LiveLinq.4~C1.LiveLinq_namespace.html">C1.LiveLinq Namespace</a> : Hints Class</td></tr></table></div> <div id="BodyContent"> <div class="DescriptionContent">Provides a static (extension) method used as a hint that can be applied to an expression (usually, a property) in a query.</div> <div class="SectionHeading" id="objectmodelSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">Object Model</span></div><div id="objectmodelSectionContent" class="SectionContent"><map id="dxdiagram" name="dxdiagram"><area shape="rect" coords="2,2,82,25" href="C1.LiveLinq.4~C1.LiveLinq.Hints.html" alt="Hints Class"></map><img border="0" src="dotnetdiagramimages/C1_LiveLinq_4_C1_LiveLinq_Hints.png" usemap="#dxdiagram"></div> <div class="SectionHeading" id="syntaxSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">Syntax</span></div><div id="syntaxSectionContent" class="SectionContent"> <div class="TabContainer" id="TabContainer"> <ul> <li class="FilteredContentVBAll"><a href="#Syntax-VBAll">Visual Basic</a></li> <li class="FilteredContentCS"><a href="#Syntax-CS">C#</a></li> </ul> <div id="Syntax-VB" class="FilteredContentVB"> <pre><pre><span style="color: #008000; ">'Declaration </span> </pre><pre><span style="color: #0000FF; ">Public</span> <span style="color: #0000FF; ">MustInherit</span> <span style="color: #0000FF; ">NotInheritable</span> <span style="color: #0000FF; ">Class</span> Hints </pre></pre> </div> <div id="Syntax-CS" class="FilteredContentCS"> <pre><pre><span style="color: #0000FF; ">public</span> <span style="color: #0000FF; ">static</span> <span style="color: #0000FF; ">class</span> Hints </pre></pre> </div> </div> </div> <div class="SectionHeading" id="remarksSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">Remarks</span></div><div id="remarksSectionContent" class="SectionContent"><p>A hint does not change the value of the expression it is applied to, it only tells LiveLinq to create and use an index on that property, if possible.</p> <p><b>Note:</b> Hints can only be used in indexed queries (with <b>AsIndexed()</b> extension method). Using them in live views (with <b>AsLive()</b> extension method) will result in an exception.</p>See <span>How to create indexes</span>.</div> <a name="exampleBookmark"></a> <div class="SectionHeading" id="inheritanceSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">Inheritance Hierarchy</span></div><div id="inheritanceSectionContent" class="SectionContent"><p>System.Object<br> <strong>C1.LiveLinq.Hints</strong><br></p></div> <div class="SectionHeading" id="requirementsSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">Requirements</span></div><div id="requirementsSectionContent" class="SectionContent"><p><b>Target Platforms:</b> Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2</p></div> <a name="seealsobookmark"></a> <div class="SectionHeading" id="seealsoSectionHeading"><span class="SectionHeadingIcon"><!-- --></span><span class="SectionHeadingText">See Also</span></div><div id="seealsoSectionContent" class="SectionContent"><h4 class="subHeading">Reference</h4><p><a href="C1.LiveLinq.4~C1.LiveLinq.Hints_members.html">Hints Members</a> <br><a href="C1.LiveLinq.4~C1.LiveLinq_namespace.html">C1.LiveLinq Namespace</a> </p> </div> </div> <div id="FooterContent"> <p> </p><p> </p><hr style="height: 1px"><p>Copyright (c) <script type="text/javascript"> var theDate=new Date() document.write(theDate.getFullYear()) </script> GrapeCity, inc. 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