HibernatingRhinos.Profiler.Appender.EntityFramework.EntityFrameworkProfiler.Initialize();

using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace EF_Sample06.Models
{
    public class Department
    {
        public int DepartmentId { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }

        //Creates Employee navigation property for Lazy Loading (1:many)
        public virtual ICollection<Employee> Employees { get; set; }
    }
}

namespace EF_Sample06.Models
{
    public class Employee
    {
        public int EmployeeId { get; set; }
        public string FirstName { get; set; }
        public string LastName { get; set; }        

        //Creates Department navigation property for Lazy Loading
        public virtual Department Department { get; set; }
    }
}

using System.Data.Entity;
using EF_Sample06.Models;

namespace EF_Sample06.DataLayer
{
    public class Sample06Context : DbContext
    {
        public DbSet<Department> Departments { set; get; }
        public DbSet<Employee> Employees { set; get; }
    }
}

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data.Entity.Migrations;
using EF_Sample06.Models;

namespace EF_Sample06.DataLayer
{
    public class Configuration : DbMigrationsConfiguration<Sample06Context>
    {
        public Configuration()
        {
            AutomaticMigrationsEnabled = true;
            AutomaticMigrationDataLossAllowed = true;
        }

        protected override void Seed(Sample06Context context)
        {
            var employee1 = new Employee { FirstName = "f name1", LastName = "l name1" };
            var employee2 = new Employee { FirstName = "f name2", LastName = "l name2" };
            var employee3 = new Employee { FirstName = "f name3", LastName = "l name3" };
            var employee4 = new Employee { FirstName = "f name4", LastName = "l name4" };

            var dept1 = new Department { Name = "dept 1", Employees = new List<Employee> { employee1, employee2 } };
            var dept2 = new Department { Name = "dept 2", Employees = new List<Employee> { employee3 } };
            var dept3 = new Department { Name = "dept 3", Employees = new List<Employee> { employee4 } };

            context.Departments.Add(dept1);
            context.Departments.Add(dept2);
            context.Departments.Add(dept3);
            base.Seed(context);
        }
    }
}

void ExportMappings(DbContext context, string edmxFile)
{
     var settings = new XmlWriterSettings { Indent = true };
     using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(edmxFile, settings))
     {
         System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.EdmxWriter.WriteEdmx(context, writer);
     }
}

using (var db = new Sample06Context())
{
     ExportMappings(db, "mappings.edmx");
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data.Entity;
using System.Linq;
using EF_Sample06.DataLayer;
using EF_Sample06.Models;

namespace EF_Sample06
{
    class Program
    {
        static IList<Employee> FindEmployees(string fName, string lName, bool byName, bool byLName)
        { 
            using (var db = new Sample06Context())
            {
                IQueryable<Employee> query = db.Employees.AsQueryable();

                if (byLName)
                {
                    query = query.Where(x => x.LastName == lName);
                }

                if (byName)
                {
                    query = query.Where(x => x.FirstName == fName);
                }

                return query.ToList();
            }
        }

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // note: remove this line if you received : create database is not supported by this provider.
            HibernatingRhinos.Profiler.Appender.EntityFramework.EntityFrameworkProfiler.Initialize();

            Database.SetInitializer(new MigrateDatabaseToLatestVersion<Sample06Context, Configuration>());

            var list = FindEmployees("f name1", "l name1", true, true);
            foreach (var item in list)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(item.FirstName);
            }
        }
    }
}

var list = FindEmployees("f name1", "l name1", true, true);

SELECT [Extent1].[EmployeeId]              AS [EmployeeId],
       [Extent1].[FirstName]               AS [FirstName],
       [Extent1].[LastName]                AS [LastName],
       [Extent1].[Department_DepartmentId] AS [Department_DepartmentId]
FROM   [dbo].[Employees] AS [Extent1]
WHERE  ([Extent1].[LastName] = 'l name1' /* @p__linq__0 */)
       AND ([Extent1].[FirstName] = 'f name1' /* @p__linq__1 */)

using (var db = new Sample06Context())
{
    var dept1 = db.Departments.Find(1);
    if (dept1 != null)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(dept1.Name);
        foreach (var item in dept1.Employees)
        {
             Console.WriteLine(item.FirstName);
        }
    }
}

SELECT [Limit1].[DepartmentId] AS [DepartmentId],
       [Limit1].[Name]         AS [Name]
FROM   (SELECT TOP (2) [Extent1].[DepartmentId] AS [DepartmentId],
                       [Extent1].[Name]         AS [Name]
        FROM   [dbo].[Departments] AS [Extent1]
        WHERE  [Extent1].[DepartmentId] = 1 /* @p0 */) AS [Limit1]


SELECT [Extent1].[EmployeeId]              AS [EmployeeId],
       [Extent1].[FirstName]               AS [FirstName],
       [Extent1].[LastName]                AS [LastName],
       [Extent1].[Department_DepartmentId] AS [Department_DepartmentId]
FROM   [dbo].[Employees] AS [Extent1]
WHERE  ([Extent1].[Department_DepartmentId] IS NOT NULL)
       AND ([Extent1].[Department_DepartmentId] = 1 /* @EntityKeyValue1 */)

using (var db = new Sample06Context())
{
      foreach (var dept in db.Departments)
      {
           Console.WriteLine(dept.Name);
           foreach (var item in dept.Employees)
           {
                Console.WriteLine(item.FirstName);
            }
        }
}

There is already an open DataReader associated with this Command which must be closed first

<connectionStrings>
    <clear/>
    <add
       name="Sample06Context"
       connectionString="Data Source=(local);Initial Catalog=testdb2012;Integrated Security = true;MultipleActiveResultSets=True;"
       providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"
      />
</connectionStrings>

using (var db = new Sample06Context())
{
      foreach (var dept in db.Departments.Include(x => x.Employees))
      {
           Console.WriteLine(dept.Name);
           foreach (var item in dept.Employees)
           {
              Console.WriteLine(item.FirstName);
           }
       }
}

SELECT [Project1].[DepartmentId]            AS [DepartmentId],
       [Project1].[Name]                    AS [Name],
       [Project1].[C1]                      AS [C1],
       [Project1].[EmployeeId]              AS [EmployeeId],
       [Project1].[FirstName]               AS [FirstName],
       [Project1].[LastName]                AS [LastName],
       [Project1].[Department_DepartmentId] AS [Department_DepartmentId]
FROM   (SELECT [Extent1].[DepartmentId]            AS [DepartmentId],
               [Extent1].[Name]                    AS [Name],
               [Extent2].[EmployeeId]              AS [EmployeeId],
               [Extent2].[FirstName]               AS [FirstName],
               [Extent2].[LastName]                AS [LastName],
               [Extent2].[Department_DepartmentId] AS [Department_DepartmentId],
               CASE
                 WHEN ([Extent2].[EmployeeId] IS NULL) THEN CAST(NULL AS int)
                 ELSE 1
               END                                 AS [C1]
        FROM   [dbo].[Departments] AS [Extent1]
               LEFT OUTER JOIN [dbo].[Employees] AS [Extent2]
                 ON [Extent1].[DepartmentId] = [Extent2].[Department_DepartmentId]) AS [Project1]
ORDER  BY [Project1].[DepartmentId] ASC,
          [Project1].[C1] ASC

public class Sample06Context : DbContext
{
        public Sample06Context()
        {
            this.Configuration.LazyLoadingEnabled = false;
        }

public class Department
{
     public int DepartmentId { get; set; }
     public string Name { get; set; }

     public  ICollection<Employee> Employees { get; set; }
     public Department()
     {
         Employees = new HashSet<Employee>();
     }
}

Expression<Func<string, bool>> f = s => s.Length < 5;

Expression<Func<string, bool>> filter = s => s.Length > 5 && s.Length < 45;

ParameterExpression parameterExpression = Expression.Parameter(typeof(string));
MemberExpression memberExpression = Expression.Property(parameterExpression, "Length");

ConstantExpression greaterThanConstantExpression = Expression.Constant(5);
BinaryExpression greaterThanComparison = Expression.GreaterThan(memberExpression, greaterThanConstantExpression);
var greaterThan = Expression.Lambda<Func<string, bool>>(greaterThanComparison, parameterExpression);

ConstantExpression lessThanConstantExpression = Expression.Constant(45);
BinaryExpression lessThanComparsion = Expression.LessThan(memberExpression, lessThanConstantExpression);
var lessThan = Expression.Lambda<Func<string, bool>>(lessThanComparsion, parameterExpression);

var param = Expression.Parameter(typeof(string), "x");
var body = Expression.AndAlso(
            Expression.Invoke(greaterThan, param),
            Expression.Invoke(lessThan, param)
        );
Expression<Func<string, bool>> filter = Expression.Lambda<Func<string, bool>>(body, param);

Expression<Func<string, bool>> filter = s => s.Length > 5 && s.Length < 45;

public class DynamicModel
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Comparison { get; set; }
    public object Data { get; set; }
}

public static class ComparisonConstant
{
    public const string LessThan = "LesThan";
    public const string LessThanEqual = "LesThanEqual";
    public const string GreaterThan = "GreaterThan";
    public const string GreaterThanEqual = "GreaterThanEqual";
    public const string Equal = "Equal";
    public const string NotEqual = "NotEqual";
}

public static IQueryable<TModel> DynamicFilter<TModel>(this IQueryable<TModel> iqueryable, IEnumerable<DynamicModel> dynamicModel)
{
    return iqueryable.Where(Filter<TModel>(dynamicModel));
}  

public static Expression<Func<TModel, bool>> Filter<TModel>(IEnumerable<DynamicModel> dynamicModel)
{
    Expression<Func<TModel, bool>> result = a => true;
    foreach (var item in dynamicModel)
    {
        ParameterExpression parameterExpression = Expression.Parameter(typeof(TModel));
        MemberExpression memberExpression = Expression.Property(parameterExpression, item.Name);
        ConstantExpression constantExpression = Expression.Constant(item.Data);
        BinaryExpression comparison = GetBinaryExpression(item.Comparison, memberExpression, constantExpression);
        var expression = Expression.Lambda<Func<TModel, bool>>(comparison, parameterExpression);
        var param = Expression.Parameter(typeof(TModel), "x");
        var body = Expression.AndAlso(
                    Expression.Invoke(result, param),
                    Expression.Invoke(expression, param)
                );
        result = Expression.Lambda<Func<TModel, bool>>(body, param);
    }
    return result;
}

private static BinaryExpression GetBinaryExpression(string comparison, MemberExpression memberExpression, ConstantExpression constantExpression)
{
    switch (comparison)
    {
        case ComparisonConstant.Equal:
            return Expression.Equal(memberExpression, constantExpression);
        case ComparisonConstant.LessThan:
            return Expression.LessThan(memberExpression, constantExpression);
        case ComparisonConstant.GreaterThan:
            return Expression.GreaterThan(memberExpression, constantExpression);
        case ComparisonConstant.NotEqual:
            return Expression.NotEqual(memberExpression, constantExpression);
        case ComparisonConstant.GreaterThanEqual:
            return Expression.GreaterThanOrEqual(memberExpression, constantExpression);
        case ComparisonConstant.LessThanEqual:
            return Expression.LessThanOrEqual(memberExpression, constantExpression);
        default:
            return null;
    }
}

[
   {
      "Name":"Title",
      "Comparison":"Equal",
      "Data":"Hi"
   },
   {
      "Name":"Id",
      "Comparison":"LesThanEqual",
      "Data": 100
   }
]

var categories = _dbContext.Categories
                         .DynamicFilter(filter)//filter => IEnumerable<DynamicModel>
                         .ToList();

editoptions: { dataUrl: '...url to get json....',
               buildSelect: function (response) {
                    var data = typeof response === "string" ?  $.parseJSON(response.responseText) : response,
                    var s = "<select>";
                    s += '<option value="0">--No Manager--</option>';
                    $.each(data, function () {
                          s += '<option value="' + this.EmployeeId + '">' + this.EmployeeName + '</option>';
                    });
                return s + "</select>";
              }
}