'DbFunctions' does not contain a definition for 'ILike'

Question

I am working a asp.net core 6.0 project

query = query.Where(d => EF.Functions.ILike(d.Id.ToString(), $"%{keyword}%"));

When I try to use ILike ,

I got this error 'DbFunctions' does not contain a definition for 'ILike' and no accessible extension method 'ILike' accepting a first argument of type 'DbFunctions' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

I added reference using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore; too.

<PropertyGroup>
        <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
 </PropertyGroup>

 <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.1" />
</ItemGroup>

Why this error occurs?

Answer 1

The ILIKE keyword is specific to PostgreSQL, so you need to use the PostgreSQL provider ( Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL ) for the EF.Functions.ILike function to be available.