# C1.LiveLinq.Indexing.Search.IIndexScanner-1.FindLess

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<h1 id="C1_LiveLinq_Indexing_Search_IIndexScanner_1_FindLess_" data-uid="C1.LiveLinq.Indexing.Search.IIndexScanner`1.FindLess*">FindLess Method
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<h4 id="C1_LiveLinq_Indexing_Search_IIndexScanner_1_FindLess_System_Object_System_Boolean_C1_LiveLinq_Order_" data-uid="C1.LiveLinq.Indexing.Search.IIndexScanner`1.FindLess(System.Object,System.Boolean,C1.LiveLinq.Order)">FindLess(object, bool, Order)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Finds items with keys less than the specified value.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">IndexQuery&lt;T&gt; FindLess(object key, bool inclusive, Order order)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Function FindLess(key As Object, inclusive As Boolean, order As Order) As IndexQuery(Of T)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">key</span></td>
      <td><p>Maximum key value to search for.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">inclusive</span></td>
      <td><p>If <b>true</b>, the result includes items with the
specified key value. Otherwise, the result only includes those with keys strictly less than the specified value.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.LiveLinq.Order.html">Order</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">order</span></td>
      <td><p>Optionally specifies the order of the key values to sort the result (<a class="xref" href="C1.LiveLinq.Order.html">Order</a>.<b>Unordered</b> if sorting is not required).</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.LiveLinq.Indexing.Search.IndexQuery-1.html">IndexQuery</a>&lt;T&gt;</td>
      <td><p>An object enumerating all items whose key values are less than the specified value.</p>
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