/// <summary> /// Execute an INSERT query with multiple values within a transaction. /// </summary> /// <param name="tableName">The table in which you wish to INSERT.</param> /// <param name="keyValuePairList">List of dictionaries containing key-value pairs for the rows you wish to INSERT.</param> public void InsertMultiple(string tableName, List <Dictionary <string, object> > keyValuePairList) { if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(tableName)) { throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(tableName)); } if (keyValuePairList == null || keyValuePairList.Count < 1) { throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(keyValuePairList)); } #region Validate-Inputs Dictionary <string, object> reference = keyValuePairList[0]; if (keyValuePairList.Count > 1) { foreach (Dictionary <string, object> dict in keyValuePairList) { if (!(reference.Count == dict.Count) || !(reference.Keys.SequenceEqual(dict.Keys))) { throw new ArgumentException("All supplied dictionaries must contain exactly the same keys."); } } } #endregion #region Build-Keys string keys = ""; int keysAdded = 0; foreach (KeyValuePair <string, object> curr in reference) { if (keysAdded > 0) { keys += ","; } keys += MysqlHelper.PreparedFieldName(curr.Key); keysAdded++; } #endregion #region Build-Values List <string> values = new List <string>(); foreach (Dictionary <string, object> currDict in keyValuePairList) { string vals = ""; int valsAdded = 0; foreach (KeyValuePair <string, object> currKvp in currDict) { if (valsAdded > 0) { vals += ","; } if (currKvp.Value != null) { if (currKvp.Value is DateTime || currKvp.Value is DateTime?) { vals += "'" + DbTimestamp((DateTime)currKvp.Value) + "'"; } else if (currKvp.Value is int || currKvp.Value is long || currKvp.Value is decimal) { vals += currKvp.Value.ToString(); } else { if (Helper.IsExtendedCharacters(currKvp.Value.ToString())) { vals += MysqlHelper.PreparedUnicodeValue(currKvp.Value.ToString()); } else { vals += MysqlHelper.PreparedStringValue(currKvp.Value.ToString()); } } } else { vals += "null"; } valsAdded++; } values.Add(vals); } #endregion #region Build-INSERT-Query-and-Submit Query(MysqlHelper.InsertMultipleQuery(tableName, keys, values)); #endregion }