Cast string as Guid using LinqPad

Question

When I run following in the LinqPad

var ProductIds = from p in Products 
where p.Id = "F1FE990C-4525-4BFE-9E2C-A7AFFF0DDA1F"
select p;

ProductIds.Dump();

it gives me

Cannot implicitly convert type 'string' to 'System.Guid'

I just don't know how to apply proper cast it to GUid I guess

Solution 1

Try using the Guid.Parse(string guid) static method.

var ProductIds = from p in Products 
where p.Id == Guid.Parse("F1FE990C-4525-4BFE-9E2C-A7AFFF0DDA1F")
select p;

ProductIds.Dump();

Solution 2

You currently have an assignment, but you want to use a comparison - use == instead of = :

var ProductIds = from p in Products 
                 where p.Id == Guid.Parse("F1FE990C-4525-4BFE-9E2C-A7AFFF0DDA1F")
                 select p;

Comments

[Silverlight Student]

Already tried it but that give me "Cannot implicitly convert type 'System.Guid' to 'bool'" error

[Silverlight Student]

Please see my response to @Nathan comment

[Nathan Anderson]

Make sure you have == between the comparison of p.Id and your Guid.Parse() statements, not a single =.

[Silverlight Student]

:) i must be drunk. Thanks Dude

[Fischermaen]

So try Guid.Parse("F1FE990C-4525-4BFE-9E2C-A7AFFF0DDA1F").CompareTo‌​(p.Id) = 0

[Silverlight Student]

Sorry for the trouble. I guess I have drinking problem :)

[Ravi Ram]

@NathanAnderson Using LinqPad I am getting an error: 'System.Guid' does not contain a definition for 'Parse'

[Nathan Anderson]

Try using the constructor that takes a string as an argument. msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/96ff78dc%28v=vs.110%29.aspx