c# - Is there a better way of shortening this LINQ statement? -

var filtereditemnumber = 0;         if (!string.isnullorempty(searchterm))         {             filtereditemnumber =                 this._objectsrep.find(                     r =>                     r.objecttitle.startswith(searchterm) && r.createddate >= timeperiod.start                     && r.createddate <= timeperiod.end).count();         }         else         {             filtereditemnumber =                 this._objectsrep.find(t => t.createddate >= timeperiod.start && t.createddate <= timeperiod.end)                     .count();         } 

i sure there must shorten way rid of if statement cannot figure out how. when use following code filtering returns different result expecting. maybe parentheses not in right place ?

this._objectsrep.find(r =>                 searchterm == null || r.objecttitle.startswith(searchterm) && r.createddate >= timeperiod.start                 && r.createddate <= timeperiod.end).count() 

what trying achieve if serchterm empty or null ignore filter use date range only.

thanks

you don't need list.find returns new list, can use linq count:

int filtereditemnumber = _objectsrep.count(r =>      (string.isnullorempty(searchterm) || r.objecttitle.startswith(searchterm))     && r.createddate >= timeperiod.start      && r.createddate <= timeperiod.end);