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## What's new with the ABP Framework 4.2
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## IRepository.GetQueryableAsync()
> **This version comes with an important change about using `IQueryable` features over the [repositories](https://docs.abp.io/en/abp/4.2/Repositories). It is suggested to read this section carefully and apply in your applications.**
`IRepository` interface inherits `IQueryable`, so you can directly use the standard LINQ extension methods, like `Where`, `OrderBy`, `First`, `Sum`... etc.
**Example: Using LINQ directly over the repository object**
````csharp
public class BookAppService : ApplicationService, IBookAppService
public BookAppService(IRepository<Book,Guid> bookRepository)
{
_bookRepository = bookRepository;
}
public async Task DoItInOldWayAsync()
{
//Apply any standard LINQ extension method
var query = _bookRepository
.Where(x => x.Price > 10)
.OrderBy(x => x.Name);
//Execute the query asynchronously
var books = await AsyncExecuter.ToListAsync(query);
}
}
````
*See [the documentation](https://docs.abp.io/en/abp/4.2/Repositories#iqueryable-async-operations) if you wonder what is the `AsyncExecuter`.*
Beginning from the version 4.2, the recommended way is using `IRepository.GetQueryableAsync()` to obtain an `IQueryable`, then use the LINQ extension methods over it.
**Example: Using the new GetQueryableAsync method**
````csharp
public async Task DoItInNewWayAsync()
{
//Use GetQueryableAsync to obtain the IQueryable<Book> first
var queryable = await _bookRepository.GetQueryableAsync();
//Then apply any standard LINQ extension method
var query = queryable
.Where(x => x.Price > 10)
.OrderBy(x => x.Name);
//Finally, execute the query asynchronously
var books = await AsyncExecuter.ToListAsync(query);
}
````
ABP may start a database transaction when you get an `IQueryable` (If current [Unit Of Work](https://docs.abp.io/en/abp/latest/Unit-Of-Work) is transactional). In this new way, it is possible to **start the database transaction in an asynchronous way**. Previously, we could not get the advantage of asynchronous while starting the transactions.
> **The new way has a significant performance and scalability gain. The old usage (directly using LINQ over the repositories) will be removed in the next major version.** You have a lot of time for the change, but we recommend to immediately take the action since the old usage has a big scalability problem.
#### About IRepository Async Extension Methods
Using IRepository Async Extension Methods has no such a problem. The examples below are pretty fine:
````csharp
var countAll = await _personRepository
.CountAsync();
var count = await _personRepository
.CountAsync(x => x.Name.StartsWith("A"));
var book1984 = await _bookRepository
.FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.Name == "John");
````
See the [repository documentation](https://docs.abp.io/en/abp/4.2/Repositories#iqueryable-async-operations) to understand the relation between `IQueryable` and asynchronous operations.