Aggregate Methods (LINQ to Entities)

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Most of the aggregate methods that accept primitive data types are supported in LINQ to Entities. For more information, see Standard Query Operators in LINQ to Entities Queries. The following table lists the supported and unsupported aggregate methods.

Supported and Unsupported Methods

Method Support Visual Basic function signature C# method signature

Aggregate

Not supported

 
Function Aggregate(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
func As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, TSource, TSource)) _
) As TSource
 
TSource Aggregate<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, TSource, TSource>> func
)

Aggregate

Not supported

 
Function Aggregate(Of TSource, TAccumulate) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
seed As TAccumulate, _
func As Expression(Of Func(Of TAccumulate, TSource, TAccumulate)) _
) As TAccumulate
 
TAccumulate Aggregate<TSource, TAccumulate>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
TAccumulate seed,
Expression<Func<TAccumulate, TSource, TAccumulate>> func
)

Aggregate

Not supported

 
Function Aggregate(Of TSource, TAccumulate, TResult) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
seed As TAccumulate, _
func As Expression(Of Func(Of TAccumulate, TSource, TAccumulate)), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TAccumulate, TResult)) _
) As TResult
 
TResult Aggregate<TSource, TAccumulate, TResult>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
TAccumulate seed,
Expression<Func<TAccumulate, TSource, TAccumulate>> func,
Expression<Func<TAccumulate, TResult>> selector
)

Average

Supported

 
Function Average ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Decimal) _
) As Decimal
 
decimal Average(
this IQueryable<decimal> source
)

Average

Supported

 
Function Average ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Double) _
) As Double
 
double Average(
this IQueryable<double> source
)

Average

Supported

 
Function Average ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Integer) _
) As Double
 
double Average(
this IQueryable<int> source
)

Average

Supported

 
Function Average ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Long) _
) As Double
 
double Average(
this IQueryable<long> source
)

Average

Supported

 
Function Average ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Nullable(Of Decimal)) _
) As Nullable(Of Decimal)
 
Nullable<decimal> Average(
this IQueryable<Nullable<decimal>> source
)

Average

Supported

 
Function Average ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Nullable(Of Double)) _
) As Nullable(Of Double)
 
Nullable<double> Average(
this IQueryable<Nullable<double>> source
)

Average

Supported

 
Function Average ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Nullable(Of Integer)) _
) As Nullable(Of Double)
 
Nullable<double> Average(
this IQueryable<Nullable<int>> source
)

Average

Supported

 
Function Average ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Nullable(Of Long)) _
) As Nullable(Of Double)
 
Nullable<double> Average(
this IQueryable<Nullable<long>> source
)

Average

Supported

 
Function Average ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Nullable(Of Single)) _
) As Nullable(Of Single)
 
Nullable<float> Average(
this IQueryable<Nullable<float>> source
)

Average

Supported

 
Function Average ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Single) _
) As Single
 
float Average(
this IQueryable<float> source
)

Average

Not supported

 
Function Average(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Integer)) _
) As Double
 
double Average<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, int>> selector
)

Average

Not supported

 
Function Average(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Nullable(Of Integer))) _
) As Nullable(Of Double)
 
Nullable<double> Average<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, Nullable<int>>> selector
)

Average

Not supported

 
Function Average(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Long)) _
) As Double
 
double Average<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, long>> selector
)

Average

Not supported

 
Function Average(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Nullable(Of Long))) _
) As Nullable(Of Double)
 
Nullable<double> Average<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, Nullable<long>>> selector
)

Average

Not supported

 
Function Average(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Single)) _
) As Single
 
float Average<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, float>> selector
)

Average

Not supported

 
Function Average(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Nullable(Of Single))) _
) As Nullable(Of Single)
 
Nullable<float> Average<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, Nullable<float>>> selector
)

Average

Not supported

 
Function Average(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Double)) _
) As Double
 
double Average<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, double>> selector
)

Average

Not supported

 
Function Average(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Nullable(Of Double))) _
) As Nullable(Of Double)
 
Nullable<double> Average<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, Nullable<double>>> selector
)

Average

Not supported

 
Function Average(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Decimal)) _
) As Decimal
 
decimal Average<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, decimal>> selector
)

Average

Not supported

 
Function Average(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Nullable(Of Decimal))) _
) As Nullable(Of Decimal)
 
Nullable<decimal> Average<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, Nullable<decimal>>> selector
)

Count

Supported

 
Function Count(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource) _
) As Integer
 
int Count<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source
)

Count

Not supported

 
Function Count(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
predicate As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Boolean)) _
) As Integer
 
int Count<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, bool>> predicate
)

LongCount

Supported

 
Function LongCount(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource) _
) As Long
 
long LongCount<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source
)

LongCount

Not supported

 
Function LongCount(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
predicate As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Boolean)) _
) As Long
 
long LongCount<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, bool>> predicate
)

Max

Supported

 
Function Max(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource) _
) As TSource
 
TSource Max<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source
)

Max

Not supported

 
Function Max(Of TSource, TResult) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, TResult)) _
) As TResult
 
TResult Max<TSource, TResult>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, TResult>> selector
)

Min

Supported

 
Function Min(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource) _
) As TSource
 
TSource Min<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source
)

Min

Not supported

 
Function Min(Of TSource, TResult) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, TResult)) _
) As TResult
 
TResult Min<TSource, TResult>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, TResult>> selector
)

Sum

Supported

 
Function Sum ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Decimal) _
) As Decimal
 
decimal Sum(
this IQueryable<decimal> source
)

Sum

Supported

 
Function Sum ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Double) _
) As Double
 
double Sum(
this IQueryable<double> source
)

Sum

Supported

 
Function Sum ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Integer) _
) As Integer
 
int Sum(
this IQueryable<int> source
)

Sum

Supported

 
Function Sum ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Long) _
) As Long
 
long Sum(
this IQueryable<long> source
)

Sum

Supported

 
Function Sum ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Nullable(Of Decimal)) _
) As Nullable(Of Decimal)
 
Nullable<decimal> Sum(
this IQueryable<Nullable<decimal>> source
)

Sum

Supported

 
Function Sum ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Nullable(Of Double)) _
) As Nullable(Of Double)
 
Function Sum ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Nullable(Of Double)) _
) As Nullable(Of Double)Nullable<double> Sum(
this IQueryable<Nullable<double>> source
)

Sum

Supported

 
Function Sum ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Nullable(Of Integer)) _
) As Nullable(Of Integer)
 
Nullable<int> Sum(
this IQueryable<Nullable<int>> source
)

Sum

Supported

 
Function Sum ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Nullable(Of Long)) _
) As Nullable(Of Long)
 
Nullable<long> Sum(
this IQueryable<Nullable<long>> source
)

Sum

Supported

 
Function Sum ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Nullable(Of Single)) _
) As Nullable(Of Single)
 
Nullable<float> Sum(
this IQueryable<Nullable<float>> source
)

Sum

Supported

 
Function Sum ( _
source As IQueryable(Of Single) _
) As Single
 
float Sum(
this IQueryable<float> source
)

Sum

Not supported

 
Function Sum(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Integer)) _
) As Integer
 
int Sum<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, int>> selector
)

Sum

Not supported

 
Function Sum(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Nullable(Of Integer))) _
) As Nullable(Of Integer)
 
Nullable<int> Sum<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, Nullable<int>>> selector
)

Sum

Not supported

 
Function Sum(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Long)) _
) As Long
 
long Sum<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, long>> selector
)

Sum

Not supported

 
Function Sum(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Nullable(Of Long))) _
) As Nullable(Of Long)
 
Nullable<long> Sum<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, Nullable<long>>> selector
)

Sum

Not supported

 
Function Sum(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Nullable(Of Single))) _
) As Nullable(Of Single)
 
Nullable<float> Sum<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, Nullable<float>>> selector
)

Sum

Not supported

 
Function Sum(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Single)) _
) As Single
 
float Sum<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, float>> selector
)

Sum

Not supported

 
Function Sum(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Double)) _
) As Double
 
double Sum<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, double>> selector
)

Sum

Not supported

 
Function Sum(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Nullable(Of Double))) _
) As Nullable(Of Double)
 
Nullable<double> Sum<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, Nullable<double>>> selector
)

Sum

Not supported

 
Function Sum(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Decimal)) _
) As Decimal
 
decimal Sum<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, decimal>> selector
)

Sum

Not supported

 
Function Sum(Of TSource) ( _
source As IQueryable(Of TSource), _
selector As Expression(Of Func(Of TSource, Nullable(Of Decimal))) _
) As Nullable(Of Decimal)
 
Nullable<decimal> Sum<TSource>(
this IQueryable<TSource> source,
Expression<Func<TSource, Nullable<decimal>>> selector
)

See Also

Concepts

Supported and Unsupported Methods (LINQ to Entities)