What is the significance of the "ToList()" method in LINQ to Entities?
- Applies sorting to query results
- Converts query results to a List
collection - Executes the query against the database
- Retrieves the first element of the query results
The "ToList()" method in LINQ to Entities converts the query results to a List collection. It forces immediate execution of the query against the database and materializes the results into memory as a list. This can be useful when you need to manipulate or iterate over the query results multiple times without re-executing the query.
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