Convert system.collection.generic.list to list [duplicate] - linq

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Getting the list
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Closed 9 years ago.
I am using linq code parsing XML file.This is my code. I want bind detail and image are list.
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Notchs));
XDocument xmlDoc = XDocument.Parse(dataInXmlFile);
Notchs notchs = (Notchs)serializer.Deserialize(xmlDoc.CreateReader());
var query = from l in xmlDoc.Descendants("Category")
select new Notch
{
name = (string)l.Attribute("name").Value,
Titles = l.Element("Articles").Elements("article")
.Select(s => s.Attribute("title").ToString())
.ToList(),
Image = l.Element("Articles").Elements("article").Elements("thumb_image").Elements("image")
.Select(x => x.Attribute("url").ToString()).ToList()
};
foreach (var result in query)
{
Console.WriteLine(result.name);
foreach (var detail in result.Titles)
{
Console.WriteLine(detail);
}
}
NotchsList.ItemsSource = query.ToList();
I tried this code but i got the output like below ..but I want the details and images are list.
name
System.Collection.Generic.List'1[string.system]
name
System.Collection.Generic.List'1[string.system]

I think your
Titles = l.Element("Articles").Elements("article")
.Select(s => s.Attribute("title").ToString())
.ToList()
is returning an IEnumerable<IEnumerable<String>>. You may want to do a .SelectMany instead of .Select.

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I am sorting a list of elements:
var matchEle = listOfElements.Where(e => e.Properties().Any(p => p.Name.Contains("Key", Asking for IEqualityComparer))).First();
I am used to just going straight to a StringComparer, OrdinalIgnoreCase or CurrentCultureIgnoreCase, however when calling Contains() in this context, it is asking for an IEqualityComparer. I imagine because of the data structure/level. I saw an example of how to set up an IEqualityComparer such as
strEqualityComparer = new IEqualityComparer();
and defining the class for strEqualityComparer but I am not sure beyond that. Can someone help me get my linq statement to work with an ignore case?
Update:
Just so I'm clear here is an example of the data structure:
listOfElements = [element1, element2, etc..]
element1.Properties = ["Prop1", "Key1", "Prop2", "Key2", etc.]
I need to extract the elements which pass the filter if any of its properties has a value containing the keyword, in this case "Key" therefore it cannot be .Equals or IndexOf.
Update as per comment
Search string inside another string:
var matchEle = listOfElements
.Where(e => e.Properties().Any(p => p.Name.IndexOf("Key", System.StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) >= 0))
.First();
Old solutions
You have two options, that depends on Name type:
1 - Without IEqualityComparer, and if Name in Properties is a string. replace Contains by Equals like :
var matchEle = listOfElements
.Where(e => e.Properties().Any(p => p.Name.Equals("Key", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
.First();
2 - With IEqualityComparer, and if Name in Properties is a list of string:
2.1 : Create a custom comparer, like:
public class StringIEqualityComparer : IEqualityComparer<string>
{
public bool Equals(string x, string y)
{
return x.Equals(y, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
}
public int GetHashCode(string obj)
{
return obj.GetHashCode();
}
}
2.2 : change little your query to :
var matchEle = listOfElements
.Where(e => e.Properties().Any(p => p.Name.Contains("Key", new StringIEqualityComparer())))
.First();
I hope this helps you.

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I am trying to replace a string date value "01/01/1700" with an empty string in LINQ.
The date is of type string.
Something like this but I cant get it to work.
Query<Client>(sql).ToList().ForEach(x => x.DateOfBirth =
x.DateOfBirth.Replace("01/01/1700", ""));
This code works but its not LINQ.
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Try out the following:
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var result = Query<Client>(sql).ToList();
result.ForEach(l => l.DateOfBirth = l.DateOfBirth.Replace("01/01/1700", "n/a"));
Your code assumes that changes made to an object in a List will be reflected in the Query<Client> that the object came from. Apparently this is not the case. One thing you could try is assigning the list before calling ForEach() and using the list from that point on:
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clients.ForEach(x => x.DateOfBirth = x.DateOfBirth.Replace("01/01/1700", ""));
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var clients = (from client in Query<Client>(sql).ToList()
select new Client(client)
{
DateOfBirth = client.DateOfBirth.Replace("01/01/1700", "")
}).ToList();

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