Exclude Retweets using LinqToTwitter

linq-to-twitter, twitter

Solution

The Twitter API doesn't offer that option, so neither does LINQ to Twitter. That said, here's what you can do:

- Perform your search query as normal. It will contain retweets.

Perform a LINQ to Objects query on the results using a where clause that sets the condition of RetweetedStatus.StatusID == 0, like this:

var nonRetweetedStatuses =
    (from tweet in searchResponse.Statuses
     where tweet.RetweetedStatus.StatusID == 0
     select tweet)
    .ToList();

The reason why I suggested using the where clause like this is because LINQ to Twitter instantiates a Status for RetweetedStatus, regardless of whether it exists or not. However, the contents of that Status are the default values of each properties type. Since StatusID will never be 0 for a valid retweet, this works. You could also filter on another field like Text == null and it would still work.

Problem

My LinqToTwitter class can not exclude retweets. ``` var srch = (from search in twitterCtx.Search where search.Type == SearchType.Search && search.Query == term && search.Count == 100 select search).SingleOrDefault(); ``` There is no option about `search.IncludeRetweets==false`. How can I do a search with that? Should I try another class?

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