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Fill by default Select = null in linq

I have this sentence linq, with select inside a select using a two viewmodels, the problem is that
in my loginviewmodel not all have a status equal to received, there may be nulls, but when putting them in my view some columns in my grid appear empty, I would like to see N/A appear by default if logviewmodel is = null but I don't know how to do it, I return this as JSON since I'm using datatable on the server side, I don't know if manipulating the json can also be done
I Share my linq sentence
var result = db.document.Select(d => new DocumentViewModel
{
DocumentId = d.DocumentId,
Name = w.name
ReceivedLogs = d.Logs
.Where(l => l.Status == Status.Received)
.Select(l => new LogViewModel
{
CurrentApprover = l.User,
NameApprover = l.User.FullName
}).FirstOrDefault()
}).ToList();
thanks

You can check if FirstOrDefault() returns null and then use a default LogViewModel:
var result = db.document.Select(d => new DocumentViewModel
{
DocumentId = d.DocumentId,
Name = w.name
ReceivedLogs = d.Logs
.Where(l => l.Status == Status.Received)
.Select(l => new LogViewModel
{
CurrentApprover = l.User,
NameApprover = l.User.FullName
}).FirstOrDefault() ?? new LogViewModel {
CurrentApprover = "N/A",
NameApprover = "N/A"
}
}).ToList();

Return children and subchildren withouth having sub-array Linq

I have a linq query that returns users/employees with their corresponding supervisors.
List<OrgChartViewModel> OrgChart = new List<OrgChartViewModel>();
var userlist = (from u in users
select new OrgChartViewModel
{
id = u?.id.ToString(),
pid = u?.pid.ToString(),
name = u?.name,
title = u?.title,
img = u?.img
}).OrderBy(x => x.name).ToList();
OrgChart.AddRange(userlist);
return Json(OrgChart.DistinctBy(x => x.id));
However, I need a query that returns the supervisor and their children along with their sub-children without having a sub-array/nested array.
What I have tried :
List<OrgChartViewModel> OrgChart = new List<OrgChartViewModel>();
var userlist = (from u in users
select new OrgChartViewModel
{
id = u?.id.ToString(),
pid = u?.pid.ToString(),
name = u?.name,
title = u?.title,
img = u?.img
}).OrderBy(x => x.name).ToList();
OrgChart.AddRange(userlist);
foreach (var ul in userlist)
{
var userlist2 = (from u in users
select new OrgChartViewModel
{
id = u?.id.ToString(),
pid = u?.pid.ToString(),
name = u?.name,
title = u?.title,
img = u?.img
}).Where(x => x.pid == ul.id).OrderBy(x => x.name).ToList();
OrgChart.AddRange(userlist2);
}
return Json(OrgChart.DistinctBy(x => x.id));
But this only returns the first layer of sub-children. What I want to achieve is to return unlimited layers of sub-children without having sub-arrays.

Entity Framework: How to query a number of related tables in a database making a single trip

I have a query that is currently far too slow.
I am trying to search a Code (a string) on the main page that will bring the user the relevant info.
Eg. The user can search a code from the main page and this will search for the code in Job, Work Phase, Wbs, Work Element, EA, Jobcard and Estimate and return the relevant info.
I make a number of trips to the database to collect the data i need when I believe it can be done in just one.
I have a number of tables that are all linked:
Contracts, Jobs, WorkPhases, Wbss, Engineering Activities, Jobcards and Estimates.
Contracts have a list of Jobs,
Jobs have a list of Workphases,
Workphases have a list of Wbss etc
Is there a quicker way to do this?
public Result Handle(Query query)
{
query.Code = query.Code ?? string.Empty;
var result = new Result();
//result.SetParametersFromPagedQuery(query);
result.Items = new List<Item>();
if (query.SearchPerformed)
{
var contracts = _db.Contracts.AsEnumerable().Where(x => x.Code == query.Code);
result.Items = result.Items.Concat(contracts.Select(x => new Item()
{
Code = x.Code,
Id = x.Id,
Name = x.Name,
Type = MainPageSearchEnum.Contract,
ContractName = x.Name,
Url = string.Format("Admin/Contract/Edit/{0}", x.Id)
})).ToList();
var jobs = _db.Jobs.AsEnumerable().Where(x => x.Code == query.Code);
result.Items = result.Items.Concat(jobs.Select(x => new Item()
{
Code = x.Code,
Id = x.Id,
Name = x.Name,
ContractName = x.Contract.Name,
Type = MainPageSearchEnum.Job,
Url = string.Format("Admin/Job/Edit/{0}", x.Id)
})).ToList();
//var workPhases = _db.WorkPhases.AsEnumerable().Where(x => x.ContractPhase.Code.ToLower() == query.Code.ToLower());
var workPhases = _db.WorkPhases.AsEnumerable().Where(x => x.ContractPhase.Code == query.Code);
result.Items = result.Items.Concat(workPhases.Select(x => new Item()
{
Code = x.ContractPhase.Code,
Id = x.Id,
Name = x.ContractPhase.Name,
Type = MainPageSearchEnum.WorkPhase,
Url = string.Format("Admin/WorkPhase/Edit/{0}", x.Id)
})).ToList();
var wbss = _db.WBSs.AsEnumerable().Where(x => x.Code == query.Code);
result.Items = result.Items.Concat(wbss.Select(x => new Item()
{
Code = x.Code,
Id = x.Id,
Name = x.Name,
Type = MainPageSearchEnum.WBS,
Url = string.Format("Admin/WBS/Edit/{0}", x.Id)
})).ToList();
var eas = _db.EngineeringActivities.AsEnumerable().Where(x => x.Code == query.Code);
result.Items = result.Items.Concat(eas.Select(x => new Item()
{
Code = x.Code,
Id = x.Id,
Name = x.Name,
Type = MainPageSearchEnum.EA,
Url = string.Format("Admin/EngineeringActivity/Edit/{0}", x.Id)
})).ToList();
var jcs = _db.Jobcards.AsEnumerable().Where(x => x.Code == query.Code);
result.Items = result.Items.Concat(jcs.Select(x => new Item()
{
Code = x.Code,
Id = x.Id,
Name = x.Name,
Type = MainPageSearchEnum.EA,
Url = string.Format("Admin/JobCard/Edit/{0}", x.Id)
})).ToList();
var estimates = _db.Estimates.AsEnumerable().Where(x => x.Code == query.Code);
result.Items = result.Items.Concat(estimates.Select(x => new Item()
{
Code = x.Code,
Id = x.Id,
Name = x.Name,
Type = MainPageSearchEnum.Estimate,
Url = string.Format("Estimation/Estimate/Edit/{0}", x.Id)
})).ToList();
}
return result;
}

Disclaimer: I'm the owner of the project Entity Framework Plus
This library has a Query Future feature which allows batching multiple queries in a single roundtrip.
Example:
// using Z.EntityFramework.Plus; // Don't forget to include this.
var ctx = new EntitiesContext();
// CREATE a pending list of future queries
var futureCountries = ctx.Countries.Where(x => x.IsActive).Future();
var futureStates = ctx.States.Where(x => x.IsActive).Future();
// TRIGGER all pending queries in one database round trip
// SELECT * FROM Country WHERE IsActive = true;
// SELECT * FROM State WHERE IsActive = true
var countries = futureCountries.ToList();
// futureStates is already resolved and contains the result
var states = futureStates.ToList();
Wiki: EF+ Query Future

Have you tried the Union / UnionAll operator?
It's purpose is exactly like you wish - combine the identical data from different sources.
Furthermore due to the concept of deferred execution your query will only be executed when you actually iterate over the result (or call a method that does that, for example - .ToList()
var contractsQuery = _db.Contracts.AsEnumerable().Where(x => x.Code == query.Code).Select(x=>new {Code=x.Code, Id=x.Id, ...});
var jobsQuery = _db.Jobs.AsEnumerable().Where(x => x.Code == query.Code).Select(x=>new{Code=x.Code, Id=x.Id, ...});
var workPhasesQuery = _db.WorkPhases.AsEnumerable().Where(x => x.ContractPhase.Code == query.Code).Select(x=>new{Code=x.Code, Id=x.Id, ...});
// and so on
var combinedQuery = contractsQuery.UnionAll(jobsQuery).UnionAll(workPhasesQuery ).UnionAll(...
var result = combinedQuery.ToList();
A similar question is Union in linq entity framework
Another code sample can be found here
Please notice that this is exactly the same concept of manipulating data as in T-SQL union, and under the covers you will get an sql query using a union operator

Yes there most certainly is a way to query multiple tables. You can use the Include() method extension for your query. for instance:
var examplelist = _db.Contracts.(v => v.id == "someid" && v.name == "anotherfilter").Include("theOtherTablesName").ToList();
You can include as many tables as you like this way. This is the recommended method.
You can also use the UnionAll() method but you'd have to define your queries separately for this

C# Linq query to return Dictionary<int,int[]>

Ok, so I have a need to create/return a Dictionary from the results of a Linq Query. I have tried just about everything I can think of and keep running into issues. Here is what I am currently attempting...
public static Dictionary<int,int[]> GetEntityAuthorizations(int userId)
{
using (MyDb db = new MyDb())
{
var query = db.EntityManagerRoleAssignments.Where(x => x.EntityManager.ManagerId == userId);
var entityId = query.Select(x => x.EntityManager.EntityId);
var roles = query.Select(x => x.RoleId).ToArray();
var result = query.ToDictionary(entityId, roles);
return result;
}
}
any help at all would be greatly appreciated. what i am looking for to be returned from this is a Dictionary where the Key is the entityId or EntityManager.EntityId and the Value(s) are an array of associated RoleId's.
Currently I am getting the following two errors at compile time, and other attempts have been errors similar but not exact to these.
Error 11 The type arguments for method 'System.Linq.Enumerable.ToDictionary<TSource,TKey>(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable, System.Func<TSource,TKey>, System.Collections.Generic.IEqualityComparer<TKey>)' cannot be inferred from the usage. Try specifying the type arguments explicitly.
Error 12 Cannot implicitly convert type 'System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<TKey,Sqor.Database.DbEntityManagerRoleAssignment>' to 'System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<int,int[]>'
UPDATE - Working Solution (Thanks to #D Stanley)
public static Dictionary<int,int[]> GetEntityAuthorizations(int userId)
{
using (SqorDb db = new SqorDb())
{
var query = db.EntityManagerRoleAssignments.Where(x => x.EntityManager.ManagerId == userId);
var entityGroups = query.GroupBy(x => x.EntityManager.EntityId);
var result = entityGroups.ToDictionary(e => e.Key,
g => g.Select(x => x.RoleId).ToArray()
);
return result;
}
}

It sounds like you want to group by the Entity ID and project the associated role IDs to an array:
using (MyDb db = new MyDb())
{
var query = db.EntityManagerRoleAssignments.Where(x => x.EntityManager.ManagerId == userId);
var entityGroups = query.GroupBy(x => x.EntityManager.EntityId);
var result = entityGroups.ToDictionary(e => e.Key,
g => g.Select(x => x.RoleId).ToArray()
);
return result;
}

C# LINQ filtering

I have this piece of code
var tblGrouped = dtCSV.AsEnumerable()
.GroupBy(r => new
{
product_id = r.Field<String>("product_id"),
owner_org_id = r.Field<String>("owner_org_id"),
});
But I want to add an additional column to filter by. Basically if course_type_id = 1 for example. dtCSV is the source where the course_type_id is populated. I tried the following but it didn't work:
var tblGrouped = dtCSV.AsEnumerable()
.GroupBy(r => new
{
product_id = r.Field<String>("product_id"),
owner_org_id = r.Field<String>("owner_org_id"),
course_type_id = "1",
});

If I understand your requirement correctly, you want to group rows which have a course_type_id of 1?
var tblGrouped = dtCSV.AsEnumerable()
.Where(r => r.Field<String>("course_type_id") == "1")
.GroupBy(r => new
{
product_id = r.Field<String>("product_id"),
owner_org_id = r.Field<String>("owner_org_id"),
});

To filter by use Where syntax
Ex. .Where(a=>a.Field<String>("course_type_id") == "1")

You'll want to add the condition first. You can do that using .Where:
var tblGrouped = dtCSV.AsEnumerable()
.Where(r => r.Field<String>("course_type_id") == "1")
.GroupBy(r => new
{
product_id = r.Field<String>("product_id"),
owner_org_id = r.Field<String>("owner_org_id"),
course_type_id = "1"
});