Insert a list using dapper.NET C#

Question

I'd like to insert a list of objects in an SQL table.

I know this question here but I don't understand.

Here is my class :

public class MyObject 
{
    public int? ID { get; set; }
    public string ObjectType { get; set; }
    public string Content { get; set; }
    public string PreviewContent { get; set; }

    public static void SaveList(List<MyObject> lst)
    {
        using (DBConnection connection = new DBConnection())
        {
            if (connection.Connection.State != ConnectionState.Open)
                connection.Connection.Open();

            connection.Connection.Execute("INSERT INTO [MyObject] VALUE()",lst);                
        }
    }
}

I'd like to know how could I insert my list using Dapper, I don't want to iterate on the list and save them one by one, I would like to insert all of them in one request.

Answer 1

You can insert these just as you would INSERT a single line:

public class MyObject 
{
    public int? ID { get; set; }
    public string ObjectType { get; set; }
    public string Content { get; set; }
    public string PreviewContent { get; set; }

    public static void SaveList(List<MyObject> lst)
    {
        using (DBConnection connection = new DBConnection())
        {
            if (connection.Connection.State != ConnectionState.Open)
                connection.Connection.Open();

            connection.Connection.Execute("INSERT INTO [MyObject] (Id, ObjectType, Content, PreviewContent) VALUES(@Id, @ObjectType, @Content, @PreviewContent)", lst);                
        }
    }
}

Dapper will look for class members named after your SQL parameters (@Id, @ObjectType, @Content, @PreviewContent) and bind them accordingly.