GroupBy - Simple 2
public void Linq41() { string[] words = { "blueberry", "chimpanzee", "abacus", "banana", "apple", "cheese" }; var wordGroups = from w in words group w by w[0] into g select new { FirstLetter = g.Key, Words = g }; foreach (var g in wordGroups) { Console.WriteLine("Words that start with the letter '{0}':", g.FirstLetter); foreach (var w in g.Words) { Console.WriteLine(w); } } }
Result
Words that start with the letter 'b':
blueberry
banana
Words that start with the letter 'c':
chimpanzee
cheese
Words that start with the letter 'a':
abacus
apple
GroupBy - Simple 3
public void Linq42() { List<Product> products = GetProductList(); var orderGroups = from p in products group p by p.Category into g select new { Category = g.Key, Products = g }; ObjectDumper.Write(orderGroups, 1); }
Category=Beverages Products=...
Products: ProductID=1 ProductName=Chai Category=Beverages UnitPrice=18.0000 UnitsInStock=39
Products: ProductID=2 ProductName=Chang Category=Beverages UnitPrice=19.0000 UnitsInStock=17
Products: ProductID=24 ProductName=Guaraná Fantástica Category=Beverages UnitPrice=4.5000 UnitsInStock=20
Products: ProductID=34 ProductName=Sasquatch Ale Category=Beverages UnitPrice=14.0000 UnitsInStock=111
Products: ProductID=35 ProductName=Steeleye Stout Category=Beverages UnitPrice=18.0000 UnitsInStock=20
Products: ProductID=38 ProductName=Côte de Blaye Category=Beverages UnitPrice=263.5000 UnitsInStock=17
Products: ProductID=39 ProductName=Chartreuse verte Category=Beverages UnitPrice=18.0000 UnitsInStock=69
Products: ProductID=43 ProductName=Ipoh Coffee Category=Beverages UnitPrice=46.0000 UnitsInStock=17
Products: ProductID=67 ProductName=Laughing Lumberjack Lager Category=Beverages UnitPrice=14.0000 UnitsInStock=52
Products: ProductID=70 ProductName=Outback Lager Category=Beverages UnitPrice=15.0000 UnitsInStock=15
Products: ProductID=75 ProductName=Rhönbräu Klosterbier Category=Beverages UnitPrice=7.7500 UnitsInStock=125
Products: ProductID=76 ProductName=Lakkalikööri Category=Beverages UnitPrice=18.0000 UnitsInStock=57
Category=Condiments Products=...
Products: ProductID=3 ProductName=Aniseed Syrup Category=Condiments UnitPrice=10.0000 UnitsInStock=13
Products: ProductID=4 ProductName=Chef Anton's Cajun Seasoning Category=Condiments UnitPrice=22.0000 UnitsInStock=53
GroupBy - Nested
public void Linq43() { List<Customer> customers = GetCustomerList(); var customerOrderGroups = from c in customers select new { c.CompanyName, YearGroups = from o in c.Orders group o by o.OrderDate.Year into yg select new { Year = yg.Key, MonthGroups = from o in yg group o by o.OrderDate.Month into mg select new { Month = mg.Key, Orders = mg } } }; ObjectDumper.Write(customerOrderGroups, 3); }
Result
CompanyName=Alfreds Futterkiste YearGroups=...
YearGroups: Year=1997 MonthGroups=...
MonthGroups: Month=8 Orders=...
Orders: OrderID=10643 OrderDate=8/25/1997 Total=814.50
MonthGroups: Month=10 Orders=...
Orders: OrderID=10692 OrderDate=10/3/1997 Total=878.00
Orders: OrderID=10702 OrderDate=10/13/1997 Total=330.00
YearGroups: Year=1998 MonthGroups=...
MonthGroups: Month=1 Orders=...
Orders: OrderID=10835 OrderDate=1/15/1998 Total=845.80
MonthGroups: Month=3 Orders=...
Orders: OrderID=10952 OrderDate=3/16/1998 Total=471.20
MonthGroups: Month=4 Orders=...
Orders: OrderID=11011 OrderDate=4/9/1998 Total=933.50
CompanyName=Ana Trujillo Emparedados y helados YearGroups=...
YearGroups: Year=1996 MonthGroups=...
MonthGroups: Month=9 Orders=...
Orders: OrderID=10308 OrderDate=9/18/1996 Total=88.80
YearGroups: Year=1997 MonthGroups=...
MonthGroups: Month=8 Orders=...
Orders: OrderID=10625 OrderDate=8/8/1997 Total=479.75
MonthGroups: Month=11 Orders=...
Orders: OrderID=10759 OrderDate=11/28/1997 Total=320.00
YearGroups: Year=1998 MonthGroups=...
MonthGroups: Month=3 Orders=...
GroupBy - Comparer
public void Linq44() { string[] anagrams = { "from ", " salt", " earn ", " last ", " near ", " form " }; var orderGroups = anagrams.GroupBy(w => w.Trim(), new AnagramEqualityComparer()); ObjectDumper.Write(orderGroups, 1); } public class AnagramEqualityComparer : IEqualityComparer<string> { public bool Equals(string x, string y) { return getCanonicalString(x) == getCanonicalString(y); } public int GetHashCode(string obj) { return getCanonicalString(obj).GetHashCode(); } private string getCanonicalString(string word) { char[] wordChars = word.ToCharArray(); Array.Sort<char>(wordChars); return new string(wordChars); } }
Result
...
from
form
...
salt
last
...
earn
near
GroupBy - Comparer, Mapped
public void Linq45() { string[] anagrams = { "from ", " salt", " earn ", " last ", " near ", " form " }; var orderGroups = anagrams.GroupBy( w => w.Trim(), a => a.ToUpper(), new AnagramEqualityComparer() ); ObjectDumper.Write(orderGroups, 1); } public class AnagramEqualityComparer : IEqualityComparer<string> { public bool Equals(string x, string y) { return getCanonicalString(x) == getCanonicalString(y); } public int GetHashCode(string obj) { return getCanonicalString(obj).GetHashCode(); } private string getCanonicalString(string word) { char[] wordChars = word.ToCharArray(); Array.Sort<char>(wordChars); return new string(wordChars); } }
...
FROM
FORM
...
SALT
LAST
...
EARN
NEAR
Distinct - 1
public void Linq46() { int[] factorsOf300 = { 2, 2, 3, 5, 5 }; var uniqueFactors = factorsOf300.Distinct(); Console.WriteLine("Prime factors of 300:"); foreach (var f in uniqueFactors) { Console.WriteLine(f); } }
Prime factors of 300:
2
3
5
Distinct - 2
public void Linq47() { List<Product> products = GetProductList(); var categoryNames = ( from p in products select p.Category) .Distinct(); Console.WriteLine("Category names:"); foreach (var n in categoryNames) { Console.WriteLine(n); } }
Category names:
Beverages
Condiments
Produce
Meat/Poultry
Seafood
Dairy Products
Confections
Grains/Cereals
Union - 1
public void Linq48() { int[] numbersA = { 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 }; int[] numbersB = { 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 }; var uniqueNumbers = numbersA.Union(numbersB); Console.WriteLine("Unique numbers from both arrays:"); foreach (var n in uniqueNumbers) { Console.WriteLine(n); } }
Unique numbers from both arrays:
0
2
4
5
6
8
9
1
3
7
Union - 2
public void Linq49() { List<Product> products = GetProductList(); List<Customer> customers = GetCustomerList(); var productFirstChars = from p in products select p.ProductName[0]; var customerFirstChars = from c in customers select c.CompanyName[0]; var uniqueFirstChars = productFirstChars.Union(customerFirstChars); Console.WriteLine("Unique first letters from Product names and Customer names:"); foreach (var ch in uniqueFirstChars) { Console.WriteLine(ch); } }
Result
Unique first letters from Product names and Customer names:
C
A
G
U
N
M
I
Q
K
T
P
S
R
B
J
Z
V
F
E
W
L
O
D
H
Intersect - 1
public void Linq50() { int[] numbersA = { 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 }; int[] numbersB = { 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 }; var commonNumbers = numbersA.Intersect(numbersB); Console.WriteLine("Common numbers shared by both arrays:"); foreach (var n in commonNumbers) { Console.WriteLine(n); } }
Common numbers shared by both arrays:
5
8
Intersect - 2
public void Linq51() { List<Product> products = GetProductList(); List<Customer> customers = GetCustomerList(); var productFirstChars = from p in products select p.ProductName[0]; var customerFirstChars = from c in customers select c.CompanyName[0]; var commonFirstChars = productFirstChars.Intersect(customerFirstChars); Console.WriteLine("Common first letters from Product names and Customer names:"); foreach (var ch in commonFirstChars) { Console.WriteLine(ch); } }
Common first letters from Product names and Customer names:
C
A
G
N
M
I
Q
K
T
P
S
R
B
V
F
E
W
L
O
Except - 1
public void Linq52() { int[] numbersA = { 0, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 }; int[] numbersB = { 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 }; IEnumerable<int> aOnlyNumbers = numbersA.Except(numbersB); Console.WriteLine("Numbers in first array but not second array:"); foreach (var n in aOnlyNumbers) { Console.WriteLine(n); } }
Numbers in first array but not second array:
0
2
4
6
9
Except - 2
public void Linq53() { List<Product> products = GetProductList(); List<Customer> customers = GetCustomerList(); var productFirstChars = from p in products select p.ProductName[0]; var customerFirstChars = from c in customers select c.CompanyName[0]; var productOnlyFirstChars = productFirstChars.Except(customerFirstChars); Console.WriteLine("First letters from Product names, but not from Customer names:"); foreach (var ch in productOnlyFirstChars) { Console.WriteLine(ch); } }
First letters from Product names, but not from Customer names:
U
J
Z
ToArray
public void Linq54() { double[] doubles = { 1.7, 2.3, 1.9, 4.1, 2.9 }; var sortedDoubles = from d in doubles orderby d descending select d; var doublesArray = sortedDoubles.ToArray(); Console.WriteLine("Every other double from highest to lowest:"); for (int d = 0; d < doublesArray.Length; d += 2) { Console.WriteLine(doublesArray[d]); } }
Result
Every other double from highest to lowest:
4.1
2.3
1.7
ToList
public void Linq55() { string[] words = { "cherry", "apple", "blueberry" }; var sortedWords = from w in words orderby w select w; var wordList = sortedWords.ToList(); Console.WriteLine("The sorted word list:"); foreach (var w in wordList) { Console.WriteLine(w); } }
Result
The sorted word list:
apple
blueberry
cherry
ToDictionary
public void Linq56() { var scoreRecords = new[] { new {Name = "Alice", Score = 50}, new {Name = "Bob" , Score = 40}, new {Name = "Cathy", Score = 45} }; var scoreRecordsDict = scoreRecords.ToDictionary(sr => sr.Name); Console.WriteLine("Bob's score: {0}", scoreRecordsDict["Bob"]); }
Bob's score: { Name = Bob, Score = 40 }
OfType
public void Linq57() { object[] numbers = { null, 1.0, "two", 3, "four", 5, "six", 7.0 }; var doubles = numbers.OfType<double>(); Console.WriteLine("Numbers stored as doubles:"); foreach (var d in doubles) { Console.WriteLine(d); } }
Numbers stored as doubles:
1
7
First - Simple
public void Linq58() { List<Product> products = GetProductList(); Product product12 = ( from p in products where p.ProductID == 12 select p) .First(); ObjectDumper.Write(product12); }
Result
ProductID=12 ProductName=Queso Manchego La Pastora Category=Dairy Products UnitPrice=38.0000 UnitsInStock=86
First - Condition
public void Linq59() { string[] strings = { "zero", "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine" }; string startsWithO = strings.First(s => s[0] == 'o'); Console.WriteLine("A string starting with 'o': {0}", startsWithO); }
Result
A string starting with 'o': one
FirstOrDefault - Simple
public void Linq61() { int[] numbers = { }; int firstNumOrDefault = numbers.FirstOrDefault(); Console.WriteLine(firstNumOrDefault); }
Result
0