DryadLinqQueryable RangePartition TSource, TKey  Method (IQueryable TSource , Expression Func TSource, TKey  , Boolean, Int32)DryadLINQ documentation
Range partition a dataset. The list of range keys are determined dynamically at runtime.

Namespace: Microsoft.Research.DryadLinq
Assembly: Microsoft.Research.DryadLinq (in Microsoft.Research.DryadLinq.dll) Version: 0.1.2.0 (0.1.2.0)
Syntax

public static IQueryable<TSource> RangePartition<TSource, TKey>(
	this IQueryable<TSource> source,
	Expression<Func<TSource, TKey>> keySelector,
	bool isDescending,
	int partitionCount
)

Parameters

source
Type: System.Linq IQueryable TSource 
The dataset to be partitioned
keySelector
Type: System.Linq.Expressions Expression Func TSource, TKey  
The funtion to extract the key from a record
isDescending
Type: System Boolean
true if the partition keys are descending
partitionCount
Type: System Int32
Number of partitions in the output dataset
Type Parameters

TSource
The type of the records in the dataset
TKey
The type of the key on which the partition is based

Return Value

Type: IQueryable TSource 
An IQueryable partitioned according to a list of keys determined at runtime

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IQueryable TSource . When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
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