filtering cumbersome list of objects with linq

Question

I have a cumbersome list of objects. The count is about 25.837. once I want to filter my object with such this linq expression

        underManagementPersonList.OrderByDescending(x => x.BarCode).Where(x => x.CardNum.Contains("0480286000") || x.BarCode.Contains("0480286000") || x.PersonName.Contains("0480286000")).Skip(pageIndex).ToList();   Evaluation timed out    System.Collections.Generic.List<GTS.Clock.Model.MonthlyReport.UnderManagementPerson>

I get this error

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ALthogh there is no such problem with fewer items like below which jusk I get 100 items

underManagementPersonList.Take(100).OrderByDescending(x => x.BarCode).Where(x => x.CardNum.Contains("0480286000") || x.BarCode.Contains("0480286000") || x.PersonName.Contains("0480286000")).Skip(pageIndex).ToList();

Answer 1

Because this is simply a list of objects then the order is important - you can speed things up by placing your .Where() before your .OrderByDescending()

underManagementPersonList.Where(x => x.CardNum.Contains("0480286000") || x.BarCode.Contains("0480286000") || x.PersonName.Contains("0480286000")).OrderByDescending(x => x.BarCode).Skip(pageIndex).ToList();

This still has the potentially expensive/slow string.Contains calls on as many as 3 times on 25,837 objects but at least you'll only be sorting the subset of objects which match your Where.