Dynamic LINQ: Comparing Nested Data With Parent Property - linq

Question

I've a class with following structure:
public class BestWayContext
{
public Preference Preference { get; set; }
public DateTime DueDate { get; set; }
public List<ServiceRate> ServiceRate { get; set; }
}
public class ServiceRate
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Carrier { get; set; }
public string Service { get; set; }
public decimal Rate { get; set; }
public DateTime DeliveryDate { get; set; }
}
and I've dynamic linq expression string
"Preference != null && ServiceRate.Any(Carrier == Preference.Carrier)"
and I want to convert above string in Dynamic LINQ as follows:
var expression = System.Linq.Dynamic.DynamicExpression.ParseLambda<BestWayContext, bool>(condition, null).Compile();
But it showing following error:
Please correct me what am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

It looks like you wanted to do something like this:
var bwc = new BestWayContext
{
Preference = new Preference { Carrier = "test" },
DueDate = DateTime.Now,
ServiceRate = new List<ServiceRate>
{
new ServiceRate
{
Carrier = "test",
DeliveryDate = DateTime.Now,
Id = 2,
Rate = 100,
Service = "testService"
}
}
};
string condition = "Preference != null && ServiceRate.Any(Carrier == #0)";
var expression = System.Linq.Dynamic.DynamicExpression.ParseLambda<BestWayContext, bool>(condition, bwc.Preference.Carrier).Compile();
bool res = expression(bwc); // true
bwc.ServiceRate.First().Carrier = "test1"; // just for testing this -> there is only one so I've used first
res = expression(bwc); // false

Answer 2

You want to use Preference which belong to BestWayContext but you didn't tell the compiler about that. If i write your expression on Linq i will do as follows:
[List of BestWayContext].Where(f => f.Preference != null && f.ServiceRate.Where(g => g.Carrier == f.Preference.Carrier)
);
As you see i specified to use Preference of BestWayContext.