The “var”
is a keyword that implicitly types a variable and it is strongly typed also.
The “var”
keyword derives type from the right hand side and its scope is in the method.
The “var”
is an implicitly typed local variable. We just let the compiler determine the
type i.e.
var x = 1; //Implicitly typed.
int y = 1; //Explicitly typed.
For example,
var customer = ent.Customers.Where(x
=> x.CustId>0).ToList();
IEnumerable<Customers> customer = ent.Customers..Where(x => x.CustId>0).ToList();
In the above example, the “var” keyword is only syntax for a programmer. It doesn't change the semantics at all. If we declared
as “var” the type of customer is
still IEnumerable<Customers>
and both the above query will generate the same output.
Actually, I am always using “var” keyword when I need return something from a collection rather
than IEnumerable or IQueryable, because the “var” keyword can make our code faster,
in some the cases so much faster.
The IEnumerable
represents a forward only cursor of T.
The IEnumerable
is fit for querying data from in memory collections like Array, List, and
collations etc.
While us querying data from the database. The
IEnumerable executes SELECT Query on the server side, load list of the data in
memory on the client side and after that apply filters on the data.
The IEnumerable
is best suitable for in-memory collection. It doesn’t move between items. It is
forward only collection.
The IEnumerable
is more useful for LINQ to XML and LINQ to object queries.
I hope it is very helpful to you! Thank you!