Converting IQueryable generated by Entity Framework 6 model into SQL

Question

My application was originally built using Entity Framework 4 and a database other than SQL Server. I wrote a function which translated an IQueryable into the raw SQL that would be sent to the database when it was executed. I needed this because the database I was using had no way I knew of to capture the SQL that was sent to the server for executing -- there was no tool like the SQL Profiler tool in SQL Server. I needed the SQL so I could test the query that was generated and make changes as necessary to optimize performance.

I recently upgraded the application to Entity Framework 6 and the function to convert the IQueryable to SQL doesn't work any more. Here's the function:

public static string GetSql<T>( this IQueryable<T> query ) {
    string sql = ( (ObjectQuery<T>) query ).ToTraceString();

    ObjectQuery<T> q = query as ObjectQuery<T>;

    // Loop over the parameters in REVERSE ORDER!
    foreach ( ObjectParameter p in q.Parameters.OrderByDescending( p => p.Name ) ) {
        string pName = ":" + p.Name;

        if ( p.Value == null )
            sql = sql.Replace( pName, "NULL" );
        else {
            switch ( p.Value.GetType().Name ) {
                case "Boolean":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, (bool) p.Value ? "1" : "0" ); break;
                case "Byte":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, "0x" + ( (byte) p.Value ).ToString( "X2" ) ); break;
                case "DateTime":        sql = sql.Replace( pName, "'" + ( (DateTime) p.Value ).ToString() + "'" ); break;
                case "DateTimeOffset":    sql = sql.Replace( pName, "'" + ( (DateTimeOffset) p.Value ).ToString() + "'" ); break;
                case "Decimal":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, ( (Decimal) p.Value ).ToString() ); break;
                case "Double":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, ( (Double) p.Value ).ToString() ); break;
                case "Guid":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, "'" + ( (Guid) p.Value ).ToString( "D" ) + "'" ); break;
                case "Int16":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, ( (Int16) p.Value ).ToString() ); break;
                case "Int32":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, ( (Int32) p.Value ).ToString() ); break;
                case "Int64":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, ( (Int64) p.Value ).ToString() ); break;
                case "Single":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, ( (Single) p.Value ).ToString() ); break;
                case "String":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, "'" + (String) p.Value + "'" ); break;
                case "UInt16":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, ( (UInt16) p.Value ).ToString() ); break;
                case "UInt32":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, ( (UInt32) p.Value ).ToString() ); break;
                case "UInt64":            sql = sql.Replace( pName, ( (UInt64) p.Value ).ToString() ); break;
            }
        }
    }
        return sql;
}

This doesn't work because the IQueryable returned by EF6 does not descend from ObjectQuery . It's a DbQuery . Calling the ToString method returns the SQL with the parameters in it. I want to replace the parameters in the query with the values actually passed, as the code above did, so I can just paste the query into the query tool without editing it.

There doesn't seem to be a Parameters collection in the DbQuery class, at least no property with that name. How do I get this to work in EF6?

Answer 1

Entity Framework 6 provides a flexible way of tracking the queries that are sent for execution to the database server.

Logging and Intercepting Database Operations

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/data/dn469464.aspx

using (var context = new BlogContext()) 
{ 
    context.Database.Log = Console.Write; 

    var blog = context.Blogs.First(b => b.Title == "One Unicorn"); 

    blog.Posts.First().Title = "Green Eggs and Ham"; 

    blog.Posts.Add(new Post { Title = "I do not like them!" }); 

    context.SaveChangesAsync().Wait(); 
}