# C1.DataCollection.IDataCollectionEx.CreatePredicate

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<h1 id="C1_DataCollection_IDataCollectionEx_CreatePredicate_" data-uid="C1.DataCollection.IDataCollectionEx.CreatePredicate*">CreatePredicate Method
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<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Creates the predicate from the <code class="paramref">filterExpression</code>.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static Func&lt;object, int, bool&gt; CreatePredicate&lt;T&gt;(this IDataCollection&lt;T&gt; dataCollection, FilterExpression? filterExpression, C1FilterDataCollection&lt;T&gt;.FilterCache? cache = null) where T : class?</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function CreatePredicate(Of T As Class)(dataCollection As IDataCollection(Of T), filterExpression As FilterExpression, Optional cache As C1FilterDataCollection(Of T).FilterCache = Nothing) As Func(Of Object, Integer, Boolean)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.DataCollection.IDataCollection-1.html">IDataCollection</a>&lt;T&gt;</td>
      <td><span class="parametername">dataCollection</span></td>
      <td><p>The data collection.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.DataCollection.FilterExpression.html">FilterExpression</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">filterExpression</span></td>
      <td><p>The filter expression.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.DataCollection.C1FilterDataCollection-1.html">C1FilterDataCollection</a>&lt;T&gt;.<a class="xref" href="C1.DataCollection.C1FilterDataCollection-1.FilterCache.html">FilterCache</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">cache</span></td>
      <td><p>Optional filter cache to accelerate predicate creation if it was already created.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.func-3">Func</a>&lt;<a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a>, <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a>, <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a>&gt;</td>
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<h5 class="typeParameters">Type Parameters</h5>
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