Linq
Language Integrated Query (LINQ) is a Microsoft .NET Framework component that adds native data querying capabilities to .NET languages. Please consider using more detailed tags when appropriate, for example [linq-to-sql], [linq-to-entities] / [entity-framework], or [plinq]
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Join/Where with LINQ and Lambda
I'm having trouble with a query written in LINQ and Lambda. So far, I'm getting a lot of errors here
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How to use LINQ to select object with minimum or maximum property value
I have a Person object with a Nullable DateOfBirth property. Is there a way to use LINQ to query a list of Pe
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LINQ: When to use SingleOrDefault vs. FirstOrDefault() with filtering criteria
Consider the IEnumerable extension methods SingleOrDefault() and FirstOrDefault() MSDN documents that SingleO
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Retrieving Property name from lambda expression
Is there a better way to get the Property name when passed in via a lambda expression? Here is what i currentl
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Is it better to call ToList() or ToArray() in LINQ queries?
I often run into the case where I want to eval a query right where I declare it. This is usually because I nee
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Update all objects in a collection using LINQ
Is there a way to do the following using LINQ? foreach (var c in collection) { c.PropertyToSet = value; }
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LEFT OUTER JOIN in LINQ
How to perform left outer join in C# LINQ to objects without using join-on-equals-into clauses? Is there any w
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Concat all strings inside a List<string> using LINQ
Is there any easy LINQ expression to concatenate my entire List<string> collection items to a single str
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Use LINQ to get items in one List<>, that are not in another List<>
I would assume there's a simple LINQ query to do this, I'm just not exactly sure how. Given this pi
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Which method performs better: .Any() vs .Count() > 0?
in the System.Linq namespace, we can now extend our IEnumerable's to have the Any() and Count() extension
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Dynamic LINQ OrderBy on IEnumerable<T> / IQueryable<T>
I found an example in the VS2008 Examples for Dynamic LINQ that allows you to use a sql-like string (e.g. Orde
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Using LINQ to remove elements from a List<T>
Say that I have LINQ query such as: var authors = from x in authorsList where x.firstname == "B
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IEnumerable vs List - What to Use? How do they work?
I have some doubts over how Enumerators work, and LINQ. Consider these two simple selects: List<Animal>
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LINQ Aggregate algorithm explained
This might sound lame, but I have not been able to find a really good explanation of Aggregate. Good means s
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LINQ equivalent of foreach for IEnumerable<T>
I'd like to do the equivalent of the following in LINQ, but I can't figure out how: IEnumerable<
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When to use .First and when to use .FirstOrDefault with LINQ?
I've searched around and haven't really found a clear answer as to when you'd want to use .Firs
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Group By Multiple Columns
How can I do GroupBy multiple columns in LINQ Something similar to this in SQL: SELECT * FROM <TableName>
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LINQ query on a DataTable
I'm trying to perform a LINQ query on a DataTable object and bizarrely I am finding that performing such
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Group by in LINQ
Let's suppose if we have a class like: class Person { internal int PersonID; internal string c
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Returning IEnumerable<T> vs. IQueryable<T>
What is the difference between returning IQueryable<T> vs. IEnumerable<T>, when should one be pref