support for method calls on string, this would help database drivers …

…like mongo or even other database that have a string collation that is case sensitive.

PoweredSoft.DynamicLinq.Test/SimpleQueriesTest.cs

@@ -30,6 +30,70 @@ public void Equal()
             Assert.IsTrue(newQuery.Any(), "Must have at least one author that matches");
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void EqualLowerCase()
+        {
+            // subject.
+            var authors = new List<Author>()
+            {
+                new Author { Id = long.MaxValue, FirstName = "David", LastName = "Lebee" }
+            };
+
+            // the query.
+            var query = authors.AsQueryable();
+
+            // simple where.
+            var newQuery = query.Where("FirstName.ToLower()", ConditionOperators.Equal, "david");
+
+            // must match.
+            Assert.IsTrue(newQuery.Any(), "Must have at least one author that matches");
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void EqualLowerCaseNullCheck()
+        {
+            // subject.
+            var authors = new List<Author>()
+            {
+                new Author { Id = long.MaxValue, FirstName = null, LastName = "Lebee" },
+                new Author { Id = long.MaxValue, FirstName = "David", LastName = "Lebee" },
+            };
+
+            // the query.
+            var query = authors.AsQueryable();
+
+            // simple where.
+            var newQuery = query.Where(wb =>
+            {
+                wb.Equal("FirstName.ToLower()", "david").NullChecking(true);
+            }); 
+
+            // must match.
+            Assert.IsTrue(newQuery.Any(), "Must have at least one author that matches");
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void DoubleMethodCheck()
+        {
+            // subject.
+            var authors = new List<Author>()
+            {
+                new Author { Id = long.MaxValue, FirstName = "David ", LastName = "Lebee" },
+            };
+
+            // the query.
+            var query = authors.AsQueryable();
+
+            // simple where.
+            var newQuery = query.Where(wb =>
+            {
+                wb.Equal("FirstName.Trim().ToLower()", "david").NullChecking(true);
+            });
+
+            // must match.
+            Assert.IsTrue(newQuery.Any(), "Must have at least one author that matches");
+        }
+
         [TestMethod]
         public void Contains()
         {

PoweredSoft.DynamicLinq/Helpers/QueryableHelpers.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using PoweredSoft.DynamicLinq.Resolver;
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
@@ -471,8 +472,18 @@ internal static Expression InternalCreateConditionExpression(int recursionStep,
             var partStr = parts.First();
             var isLast = parts.Count == 1;
 
-            // the member expression.
-            var memberExpression = Expression.PropertyOrField(current, partStr);
+            Expression memberExpression;
+            if (current != null && current.Type == typeof(string) && partStr.Contains("()"))
+            {
+                var finalMethodName = partStr.Replace("()", string.Empty);
+                var callingMethod = GetStringCallingMethod(finalMethodName);  //typeof(string).GetMethod(finalMethodName, new Type[0]);
+                memberExpression = Expression.Call(current, callingMethod);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // the member expression.
+                memberExpression = Expression.PropertyOrField(current, partStr);
+            }
 
             // TODO : maybe support that last part is collection but what do we do?
             // not supported yet.
@@ -535,7 +546,19 @@ internal static Expression InternalCreateConditionExpression(int recursionStep,
             }
         }
 
-        public static Expression InAndNotIn(ParameterExpression parameter, ConditionOperators condition, object value, QueryConvertStrategy convertStrategy, MemberExpression memberExpression)
+        private static ConcurrentDictionary<string, MethodInfo> _stringMethodCache = new ConcurrentDictionary<string, MethodInfo>();
+        private static MethodInfo GetStringCallingMethod(string methodName)
+        {
+            if (methodName == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(methodName));
+
+            return _stringMethodCache.GetOrAdd(methodName, mn =>
+            {
+                return typeof(string).GetMethod(mn, new Type[0]);
+            });
+        }
+
+        public static Expression InAndNotIn(ParameterExpression parameter, ConditionOperators condition, object value, QueryConvertStrategy convertStrategy, Expression memberExpression)
         {
             var enumerableValue = value as IEnumerable;
             if (enumerableValue == null)