DryadLinqQueryable RangePartition TSource, TKey  Method (IQueryable TSource , Expression Func TSource, TKey  ,  TKey , IComparer TKey )DryadLINQ documentation
Range partition a dataset using a specified list of keys.

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,
	TKey[] rangeSeparators,
	IComparer<TKey> comparer
)

Parameters

source
Type: System.Linq IQueryable TSource 
The input dataset to be partitioned
keySelector
Type: System.Linq.Expressions Expression Func TSource, TKey  
The function to extract the key from a record
rangeSeparators
Type:  TKey 
The list of range keys
comparer
Type: System.Collections.Generic IComparer TKey 
An IComparer on TKey to compare keys
Type Parameters

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

Return Value

Type: IQueryable TSource 
An IQueryable partitioned according to a specified list of keys.

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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