Search contains search for firstname and lastname in same textbox

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I am trying to search in my database in a textbox there I want to type firstname and lastname and search , my code looks as following,

C#

using (var db = new knowitCVdbEntities())
           {

               var employee = (from p in db.EMPLOYEES
                               where

                                   p.firstname.Contains(TextBoxSearch.Text) &&
                                   p.lastname.Contains(TextBoxSearch.Text)


                               select p).ToList();

Doing like this I cannot search for firstname and lastname why?

Posted 28-May-13 3:13am

Kurac1

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bbirajdar 28-May-13 9:17am

Because your first name and last name variables do not contain the combination of firstname and lastname

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 28-May-13 9:31am

It also can be different spelling of wrong case in the name, either in database of query.
—SA

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Aarti Meswania · Answer 1 · 2013-05-28T03:18:00

First & last both name should contain same string!?
:)
I think, you want one of them contain specific string
Just use Logical OR || instead of &&

C#

using (var db = new knowitCVdbEntities())
           {

               var employee = (from p in db.EMPLOYEES
                               where

                                   p.firstname.Contains(TextBoxSearch.Text) ||
                                   p.lastname.Contains(TextBoxSearch.Text)


                               select p).ToList();

Happy Coding!
:)