How to: Dynamically Specify Predicate Filters at Runtime (C# Programming Guide)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/library/bb513731.aspx

static void QueryByYear(string level)
{
    GradeLevel year = (GradeLevel)Convert.ToInt32(level);
    IEnumerable<Student> studentQuery = null;
    switch (year)
    {
        case GradeLevel.FirstYear:
            studentQuery = from student in students
                           where student.Year == GradeLevel.FirstYear
                           select student;
            break;
        case GradeLevel.SecondYear:
            studentQuery = from student in students
                           where student.Year == GradeLevel.SecondYear
                           select student;
            break;
        case GradeLevel.ThirdYear:
            studentQuery = from student in students
                           where student.Year == GradeLevel.ThirdYear
                           select student;
            break;
        case GradeLevel.FourthYear:
            studentQuery = from student in students
                           where student.Year == GradeLevel.FourthYear
                           select student;
            break;

        default:
            break;
    }
    Console.WriteLine("The following students are at level {0}", year.ToString());
    foreach (Student name in studentQuery)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", name.LastName, name.ID);
    }
}