I have read over a bunch of different topics on this, but i havent found what I am looking for.
I have an EF query that is this:
var query = this.ObjectContext.Questions
.Include("AnswerKey").Include("QuestionTypes")
.Where(o => o.SurveyQuestions.Any(o2 => o2.SurveyID == id));
This was working fine until i realized that i was not taking into account my Active Flag for the AnswerKey child collection. In other words, this query should load all questions that have a parent surveyid of 3(which it does)but only load AnswerKeys that have an active flag of true.
I have tried this:
var query = this.ObjectContext.AnswerKey
.Include("Questions.QuestionTypes")
.Where(ak =>
ak.Active == true &&
ak.Questions.SurveyQuestions.Any(sq => sq.SurveyID == 3) &&
ak.Questions.Active == true)
.AsEnumerable()
.Select(ak => ak.Questions).AsQueryable();
But it returns 1 question for each answerkey. So if a question has 4 answer it shows up 4 times...
How can i do this?
You could just use Distinct() at the end to filter out the duplicates:
.AsEnumerable()
.Select(ak => ak.Questions)
.Distinct()
.AsQueryable();
Brokenglass I will try your suggestion. And give you the credit if it works..
I also found this here after following another link on SO... and this appears to work as well but i need to verify it in my app.
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I'm trying to filter a list within a list from an entity framework entity.
I've managed to get the code working however, i'm not convinced it's the cleanest way of achieving the goal.
Here's the code I have so far:
foreach (var n1 in tier.MatchNodes)
{
n1.LenderMatchNodes = n1.LenderMatchNodes.Where(x => x.Commission == 0).ToList();
}
Effectively MatchNodes contains a collection of LenderMatchNodes, however I want to return only the nodes where the commission == 0.
Thanks in advance.
Try
tier.MatchNodes.ToList().ForEach(n1=>n1.LenderMatchNodes = n1.LenderMatchNodes.Where(x => x.Commission == 0).ToList());
Try using SelectMany():
var result = dataContext.Table<Tier>()
.Where(some condition to get you the tier)
.SelectMany(tier => tier.MatchNodes)
.SelectMany(node => node.LenderMatchNodes)
.Where(x => x.Commission == 0)
.ToList();
This has the additional benefit of being able to execute it a single SQL query.
If you're goal is to actually update the node list in the database, you can still minimize the number of queries using Include() (assuming you're using EF):
var nodes = dataContext.Table<Tier>()
.Where(some condition to get you the tier)
.SelectMany(tier => tier.MatchNodes)
.Include(node => node.LenderMatchNodes) // loads this eagerly
.ToList();
nodes.ForEach(n => n.LenderMatchNodes = n.LenderMatchNodes.Where(condition));
I have a linq query that returns a list of employees and a job title.
I need to sort it by job title but have the ones that do not have any employees in the output list first.
Example sorted:
- Driver List{0}
- Attendant List{71}
- Pilot List{19}
The driver is first because it has nothing in the list and then it is sorted by title.
I am just curious what do you think would be my best option to accomplish that?
Thanks
Something like:
var query = employees.OrderBy(x => x.Subordinates.Any() ? 1 : 0)
.ThenBy(x => x.JobTitle);
You could also use the fact that false sorts earlier than true:
var query = employees.OrderBy(x => !x.Subordinates.Any())
.ThenBy(x => x.JobTitle);
... but that's a little bit less obvious, IMO.
Something like:
Jobs.OrderBy(j => j.Eployees.Count()).ThenBy(j => j.Name);
Linq and EF4.
I have this Linq query in query syntax I would like convert into query method.
Are you able to do it? I tried more tha 2 hours without success :-(
Thanks for your time
CmsContent myContentObj = (from cnt in context.CmsContents
from categoy in cnt.CmsCategories
where categoy.CategoryId == myCurrentCategoryId && cnt.ContentId == myCurrentContentId
select cnt).Single();
My original answer selected the wrong item. It's a bit more complicated than what I had (which Ani has posted). Here's what I believe is an equivalent query however and should perform better:
CmsContent myContentObj =
context.CmsContents
.Where(cnt => cnt.ContentId == myCurrentId
&& cnt.CmsCategories
.Any(categoy => categoy.CategoryId == myCurrentCategoryId))
.Single();
Here is a non-direct translation that I believe performs the same task in much less code:
var myContentObj = context.CmsContents.Single(
x => x.ContentId == myCurrentContentId &&
x.CmsCategories.Any(y => y.CategoryId == myCurrentCategoryId)
);
Here's how the C# compiler actually does it, with some help from .NET Reflector to verify:
var myContentObj = context
.CmsContents
.SelectMany(cnt => cnt.CmsCategories,
(cnt, categoy) => new { cnt, categoy })
.Where(a => a.categoy.CategoryId == myCurrentCategoryId
&& a.cnt.ContentId == myCurrentContentId)
.Select(a => a.cnt)
.Single();
Essentially, the 'nested' from clauses results in a SelectMany call with a transparent identifier (an anonymous-type instance holding the 'parent' cnt and the 'child' categoy). The Where filter is applied on the anonymous-type instance, and then we do another Select projection to get back the 'parent'. The Single call was always 'outside' the query expression of course, so it should be obvious how that fits in.
For more information, I suggest reading Jon Skeet's article How query expressions work.
Currently, I have the following LINQ queries. How can I merge the two queries into one. Basically, write a LINQ query to bring back the results I'd get from
IEnumerable<int> deltaList = people2010.Except(allPeople);
except in a single query.
var people2010 = Contacts.Where(x => x.Contractors
.Any(d => d.ContractorsStatusTrackings
.Any(date => date.StatusDate.Year >= 2010)))
.Select(x => x.ContactID);
var allPeople = Contacts.Where(x => x.Contractors
.Any(m => m.ContactID == x.ContactID))
.Select(x=> x.ContactID);
Thanks!
Why can you not just do Except as you are doing? Don't forget that your people2010 and allPeople variables are just queries - they're not the data. Why not just use them as they are?
If that's not acceptable for some reason, please give us more information - such as whether this is in LINQ to Object, LINQ to SQL etc, and what's wrong with just using Except.
It sounds like you're just looking for a more elegant way to write your query. I believe that this is a more elegant way to write your combined queries:
var deltaList =
from contact in Contacts
let contractors = contact.Contractors
where contractors.Any(ctor => ctor.ContractorStatusTrackings
.Any(date => date.StatusDate.Year >= 2010))
&& !contractors.Any(m => m.ContactID == contact.ContactID)
select contact.ContactID
A few days ago I asked a question about returning select fields from a LINQ query. Now, I want to add some grouping to the results and things are not working out.
The following query returns the correct rows but I want to limit the fields returned. For example, I only want to see the Id and Name fields.
var contactsFromDealers = Contacts.Where(x => x.ContactTypeID == 2).GroupBy (x => x.OrganizationName)
and appending .Select (x => x.Id, x.OrganizationName) doesn't help.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
you need the select before the group by i believe.
try .Select( x => new { x.Name } )