linq nested query - linq

Question

I have a query that has the following
var myvar = from table in MyDataModel
where.....
select new MyModel
{
modelvar1 = ...,
modelvar2 = (from..... into anothervar)
}
What I want to do is have modelvar2 be a join between the result I currently get from anothervar with another table in MyDataModel.
Thanks

Answer 1

The parenthesis looks more like a subquery than a join. This is how you do a join.
Example tables from the AdventureWorks database.
using (DataClasses1DataContext context = new DataClasses1DataContext())
{
// If you have foreign keys correctly in your database you can
// join implicitly with the "dot" notation.
var myvar = from prod in context.Products
where prod.ListPrice < 10
select new
{
Name = prod.Name,
Category = prod.ProductSubcategory.ProductCategory.Name,
};
// If you don't have foreign keys you need to express the join
// explicitly like this
var myvar2 = from prod in context.Products
join prodSubCategory in context.ProductSubcategories
on prod.ProductSubcategoryID equals prodSubCategory.ProductSubcategoryID
join prodCategory in context.ProductCategories
on prodSubCategory.ProductCategoryID equals prodCategory.ProductCategoryID
where prod.ListPrice < 10
select new
{
Name = prod.Name,
Category = prodCategory.Name,
};
// If you REALLY want to do a subquery, this is how to do that
var myvar3 = from prod in context.Products
where prod.ListPrice < 10
select new
{
Name = prod.Name,
Category = (from prodSubCategory in context.ProductSubcategories
join prodCategory in context.ProductCategories
on prodSubCategory.ProductCategoryID equals prodCategory.ProductCategoryID
select prodCategory.Name).First(),
};
// If you want to get a list from the subquery you can do like this
var myvar4 = from prodCategory in context.ProductCategories
select new
{
Name = prodCategory.Name,
Subcategoreis = (from prodSubCategory in context.ProductSubcategories
where prodSubCategory.ProductCategoryID == prodCategory.ProductCategoryID
select new { prodSubCategory.ProductSubcategoryID, prodSubCategory.Name }).ToList(),
};
}

Answer 2

SELECT [t0].[OrderID], [t0].[CustomerID], [t0].[EmployeeID], [t0].[OrderDate], [t0].[RequiredDate], [t0].[ShippedDate], [t0].[ShipVia], [t0].[Freight], [t0].[ShipName], [t0].[ShipAddress], [t0].[ShipCity], [t0].[ShipRegion], [t0].[ShipPostalCode], [t0].[ShipCountry]
FROM [Orders] AS [t0]
INNER JOIN ([Order Details] AS [t1]
INNER JOIN [Products] AS [t2] ON [t1].[ProductID] = [t2].[ProductID]) ON [t0].[OrderID] = [t1].[OrderID]
can be write as
from o in Orders
join od in (
from od in OrderDetails join p in Products on od.ProductID equals p.ProductID select od)
on o.OrderID equals od.OrderID
select o