DryadLinqQueryable RangePartition TSource, TKey  Method (IQueryable TSource , Expression Func TSource, TKey  , IComparer TKey , Boolean)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,
	IComparer<TKey> comparer,
	bool isDescending
)

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
comparer
Type: System.Collections.Generic IComparer TKey 
An IComparer on TKey to compare keys
isDescending
Type: System Boolean
true if the generated keys must be descending; otherwise ascending
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 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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