Linq to SQL - Return top n rows

I want to return the TOP 100 records using Linq.

Use the Take extension method.

var query = db.Models.Take(100);

You want to use Take(N);

var data = (from p in people
           select p).Take(100);

If you want to skip some records as well you can use Skip, it will skip the first N number:

var data = (from p in people
           select p).Skip(100);

Example with order by:

var data = (from p in db.people  
            orderby p.IdentityKey descending 
            select p).Take(100);

Use Take() extension

Example:

var query = (from foo in bar).Take(100)

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