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How to sort linq with fixed values and show all the rest with another sorting [duplicate]

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LINQ OrderBy versus ThenBy
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IQueryable<Employee> query = ((IEnumerable<Employee>)employeeList)
.Select(x => x)
.AsQueryable();
var strListEmployees = input.MustIncludeIdsInPage.Split(",").ToList();
//the list of employee is dynamic, it'd return 3, 4, 5 or more data
var entities = query
.OrderBy(item => strListEmployees.IndexOf(item.Id.ToString()))
.PageBy(input)
.ToList();
example data
What I want is something like this in order:
by employee name
D
F
A
B
C
E
G
H
Employee D, F, A on top (fix value in List) and show the rest with name sorting (order by).

As M. Wiśnicki mentioned, this is easily solveable as You got only 3 elements. But to dynamically resolve this, I would stick to some function, where You would enter the List (or IEnumerable) of the objects and also the Names, based on which You want to filter them.
The code below is recursion, which will go through the array and select the 1st element (from array) and add the rest. Rest is calling the same function without the 1st name & without the element we have already added.
Something like:
public IEnumerable<Employee> GetOrderedPrefered(IEnumerable<Employee> aList, string[] aNames)
{
if (aNames.Length == 0) return aList.OrderBy(a => a.Name).ToList();
var lRes = new List<Employee>()
{
aList.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Name == aNames[0])
};
lRes.AddRange(
GetOrderedPrefered(
aList.Where(a => a.Name != aNames[0]),
aNames.Where(a => a != aNames.First()
).ToArray()
));
return lRes;
}
Usage:
var lRes = GetOrderedPrefered(persons, names);
foreach (var item in lRes)
Console.WriteLine(item.Name);
> D
> F
> A
> B
> C
> E
> G

You can use OrderBy() and ThenBy()
List<Test> tests = new List<Test>()
{
new Test() {EmployeeID = "1", Name = "A"},
new Test() {EmployeeID = "2", Name = "B"},
new Test() {EmployeeID = "3", Name = "C"},
new Test() {EmployeeID = "4", Name = "D"},
new Test() {EmployeeID = "5", Name = "E"},
new Test() {EmployeeID = "6", Name = "F"},
new Test() {EmployeeID = "7", Name = "G"},
new Test() {EmployeeID = "8", Name = "H"},
};
var x = tests.OrderBy(name => name.Name != "D")
.ThenBy(name => name.Name != "F")
.ThenBy(name => name.Name != "A")
.ThenBy(name => name.Name)
.ToList();
Result is: First D,F,A and others names
Edit:
string[] filtr = new[] {"D", "F", "A"};
var fdata = tests.Where(d => filtr.Contains(d.Name)).OrderBy(z=>z.Name).ToList();
var odata = tests.Where(d => !filtr.Contains(d.Name)).OrderBy(z => z.Name).ToList();
fdata.AddRange(odata);

var set = Enumerable.Range(0, 8)
.Select(i => new {
Name = new string(new[] { (char)('A' + i) })
});
var before = string.Join(",", set.Select(i => i.Name)); //A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H
var priorities = "D,F".Split(',').Select((v, i) => new { Value = v, Index = i });
var query = from s in set
join p in priorities on s.Name equals p.Value into m
from x in m.DefaultIfEmpty(new { Value = s.Name, Index = int.MaxValue })
orderby x.Index, s.Name
select s.Name;
var result = string.Join(",", query); //D,F,A,B,C,E,G,H

Filter and add values using C# using lambda expression

New to C# and appreciate any help. The issue is that I need to filter the results of my api call against an array (using an "allowedA" and "allowedB" array.) I don't know how to edit the lambda expression to check against the loop.
var activities = await _restClientTaxonomy.GetTaxonomyFullAsync(TAXONOMY_CLASSIFICATIONID_FOR_ACTIVITY);
var activityTypes = await _restClientTaxonomy.GetTaxonomyFullAsync(TAXONOMY_CLASSIFICATIONID_FOR_ACTIVITY_TYPES);
var documentEventxx = activities.Select(type => type.Id);
long [] allowedA = new long []{ 7137, 40385637};
long [] allowedB = new long []{ 7137, 40385637};
foreach (long value in documentEventxx)
{
foreach (var item in allowed)
{
if (item == value) {
//These are the values I am looking for -> values that are part of the documentEventxx and allowedB.
}
}
}
var result = activityTypes.Select(type => new CategoryViewModel
{
Id = type.Id,//This is where I want to add only items that are in the allowedA array
Text = type.Name,
Types = activities.Where(a => a.ParentId == type.Id).Select(t => new TaxonomyMemberTextItem
{
Id = t.Id, //This is where I want to add only items that are in the allowedB array
Text = t.Name
}).ToList()
}).ToArray();
I have been reading about lambda expressions and foreach loops so please don't just post a random link.
Thanks in advance.

Filter the values before Selecting.
activityTypes.Where(x=>allowedA.Contains(x.Id)).Select(type => new CategoryViewModel
{
Id = type.Id,
Text = type.Name,
Types = activities.Where(a => a.ParentId == type.Id && allowedB.Contains(a.Id)).Select(t => new TaxonomyMemberTextItem
{
Id = t.Id,
Text = t.Name
}).ToList()
})

To filter you use .Where. You .Select to create a list of new types. So in order to filter, then create the lists of objects you want:
var result = activityTypes.Where(type=>isAllowed(type.Id)).Select(type => new CategoryViewModel
{
Id = type.Id,//This is where I want to add only items that are in the allowedA array
Text = type.Name,
Types = activities.Where(a => a.ParentId == type.Id&&isAllowed(a.Id)).Select(t => new TaxonomyMemberTextItem
{
Id = t.Id, //This is where I want to add only items that are in the allowedB array
Text = t.Name
}).ToList()
}).ToArray();

How to return Distinct Row using LINQ

I have two rows which have all the data same except one column.
I want to show only one row on the UI but one row which has different data should be shown as comma seperated values.
Sample Data
PricingID Name Age Group
1 abc 56 P1
1 abc 56 P2
Output should be :
PricingID Name Age Group
1 abc 56 P1,P2
I am using this approach but it is not working , it gives me two rows only but data i am able to concatenate with comma.
List<PricingDetailExtended> pricingDetailExtendeds = _storedProcedures.GetPricingAssignment(pricingScenarioName, regionCode, productCode, stateCode, UserId, PricingId).ToList();
var pricngtemp = pricingDetailExtendeds.Select(e => new
{
PricingID = e.PricingID,
OpportunityID = e.OpportunityID,
ProductName = e.ProductName,
ProductCD = e.ProductCD
});
pricingDetailExtendeds.ForEach(e=>
{
e.ProductCD = string.Join(",",string.Join(",", (pricngtemp.ToList().Where(p => p.PricingID == e.PricingID).Select(k => k.ProductCD).ToArray())).Split(',').Distinct().ToArray());
e.OpportunityID =string.Join(",", string.Join(",", (pricngtemp.ToList().Where(p => p.PricingID == e.PricingID).Select(k => k.OpportunityID).ToArray())).Split(',').Distinct().ToArray());
e.ProductName =string.Join(",", string.Join(",", (pricngtemp.ToList().Where(p => p.PricingID == e.PricingID).Select(k => k.ProductName).ToArray())).Split(',').Distinct().ToArray());
}
);
// pricingDetailExtendeds = GetUniquePricingList(pricingDetailExtendeds);
return pricingDetailExtendeds.Distinct().AsEnumerable();
Any body can suggest me better approach and how to fix this issue ?
Any help is appreciated.

You want to use the GroupBy linq function.
I then use the String.Join function to make the groups comma seperated.
So something like this:
var pricingDetailExtendeds = new[]
{
new
{
PricingID = 1,
Name = "abc",
Age = 56,
Group = "P1"
},
new
{
PricingID = 1,
Name = "abc",
Age = 56,
Group = "P2"
}
};
var pricngtemp =
pricingDetailExtendeds.GroupBy(pde => new {pde.PricingID, pde.Name, pde.Age})
.Select(g => new {g.Key, TheGroups = String.Join(",", g.Select(s => s.Group))}).ToList();
You can easily extrapolate this to the other fields.
To return the PricingDetailExtended, the just create it in the select. So something like this
.Select(g => new PricingDetailExtended {
PricingID = g.Key.PricingId,
TheGroups = String.Join(",", g.Select(s => s.Group))
}).ToList();
You won't have the field TheGroups though, so just replace that field with the proper one.

An example of what I was describing in my comment would be something along the lines of the following. I would expect this to be moved into a helper function.
List<PriceDetail> list = new List<PriceDetail>
{
new PriceDetail {Id = 1, Age = 56, Name = "abc", group = "P1"},
new PriceDetail {Id = 1, Age = 56, Name = "abc", group = "P2"},
new PriceDetail {Id = 2, Age = 56, Name = "abc", group = "P1"}
};
Dictionary<PriceDetailKey, StringBuilder> group = new Dictionary<PriceDetailKey, StringBuilder>();
for (int i = 0; i < list.Count; ++i)
{
var key = new PriceDetailKey { Id = list[i].Id, Age = list[i].Age, Name = list[i].Name };
if (group.ContainsKey(key))
{
group[key].Append(",");
group[key].Append(list[i].group);
}
else
{
group[key] = new StringBuilder();
group[key].Append(list[i].group);
}
}
List<PriceDetail> retList = new List<PriceDetail>();
foreach (KeyValuePair<PriceDetailKey, StringBuilder> kvp in group)
{
retList.Add(new PriceDetail{Age = kvp.Key.Age, Id = kvp.Key.Id, Name = kvp.Key.Name, group = kvp.Value.ToString()});
}
you could even convert the final loop into a LINQ expression like:
group.Select(kvp => new PriceDetail {Age = kvp.Key.Age, Id = kvp.Key.Id, Name = kvp.Key.Name, group = kvp.Value.ToString()});
Its worth noting you could do something similar without the overhead of constructing new objects if, for example, you wrote a custom equality comparer and used a list instead of dictionary. The upside of that is that when you were finished, it would be your return value without having to do another iteration.
There are several different ways to get the results. You could even do the grouping in SQL.

Getting duplicate data based on dynamic key

I have a list of Person objects:
List<PersonData> AllPersons
From this list I want all those person objects that are duplicated based on a certain property.
Example, this code give all the duplicates based on the Id
var duplicateKeys = AllPersons.GroupBy(p => p.Id).Select(g => new { g.Key, Count = g.Count() }).Where(x => x.Count > 1).ToList().Select(d => d.Key);
duplicates = AllPersons.Where(p => duplicateKeys.Contains(p.Id)).ToList();
Can the part p.Id be dynamic?
Meaning if the user specifies the unique column in a config file and it's read like so:
string uniqueColumn = "FirstName";
How can the query be composed to add that functionality?
Regards.

You can use Reflection to achieve that:
List<PersonData> AllPersons = new List<PersonData>()
{
new PersonData { Id = 1, FirstName = "Tom" },
new PersonData { Id = 2, FirstName = "Jon" },
new PersonData { Id = 3, FirstName = "Tom" }
};
string uniqueColumn = "FirstName";
var prop = typeof(PersonData).GetProperty(uniqueColumn);
var duplicateKeys = AllPersons.GroupBy(p => prop.GetValue(p, null))
.Select(g => new { g.Key, Count = g.Count() })
.Where(x => x.Count > 1)
.Select(d => d.Key)
.ToList();
var duplicates = AllPersons.Where(p => duplicateKeys.Contains(prop.GetValue(p, null))).ToList();
duplicates have 2 elements with FirstName == "Tom" after query execution.

You might want to look into Dynamic LINQ or PredicateBuilder.

Select Single Element from Jagged Array

I'm working on a problem that's making my brain melt although I don't think it should be this hard. My example is long so I'll try to keep my question short!
I have an Array object that contains some elements that are also Arrays. For example:
customerAddresses = new customer_address[]
{
new // address #1
{
customer_id = 6676979,
customer_address_seq = 1,
customer_address_match_codes = new []
{
new
{
customer_address_seq = 1,
customer_id = 6676979,
customer_match_code_id = 5
}
}
},
new // address #2
{
customer_id = 6677070,
customer_address_seq = 1,
customer_address_match_codes = new []
{
new
{
customer_address_seq = 1,
customer_id = 6677070,
customer_match_code_id = 4
},
new
{
customer_address_seq = 1,
customer_id = 6677070,
customer_match_code_id = 5
},
new
{
customer_address_seq = 1,
customer_id = 6677070,
customer_match_code_id = 3
}
}
},
new // address #3
{
customer_id = 6677070,
customer_address_seq = 2,
customer_address_match_code = new []
{
new
{
customer_address_seq = 2,
customer_id = 6677070,
customer_match_code_id = 4
},
new
{
customer_address_seq = 2,
customer_id = 6677070,
customer_match_code_id = 5
}
}
}
};
As you can see, the Array contains a number of address records, with one record per combination of customer_id and customer_address_seq. What I'm trying to do is find the best matching customer_address according to the following rules:
There must be customer_match_code_id equal to 4 and there must be one equal to 5
If there is a customer_match_code_id equal to 3, then consider that customer_address a stronger match.
According to the above rules, the 2nd customer_address element is the "best match". However, the last bit of complexity in this problem is that there could be multiple "best matches". How I need to handle that situation is by taking the customer_address record with the minimum customer_id and minimum customer_address_seq.
I was thinking that using LINQ would be my best bet, but I'm not experienced enough with it, so I just keep spinning my wheels.

Had to make a change to your class so that you are actually assigning your one collection to something:
customer_address_match_codes = new customer_address_match_code[]
{
new
{
customer_address_seq = 1,
customer_id = 6676979,
customer_match_code_id = 5
}
}
And then here is the LINQ that I've tested and does what you specify:
var result = (from c in customerAddresses
let isMatch = c.customer_address_match_codes
.Where (cu => cu.customer_match_code_id == 4).Any () &&
c.customer_address_match_codes
.Where (cu => cu.customer_match_code_id == 5).Any ()
let betterMatch = isMatch && c.customer_address_match_codes
.Where (cu => cu.customer_match_code_id == 3).Any () ? 1 : 0
where isMatch == true
orderby betterMatch descending, c.customer_id, c.customer_address_seq
select c)
.FirstOrDefault ();
I've worked up an example using your data with anonymous types here: http://ideone.com/wyteM

Not tested and not the same names but this should get you going
customer cb = null;
customer[] cs = new customer[] {new customer()};
foreach (customer c in cs.OrderBy(x => x.id).ThenBy(y => y.seq))
{
if(c.addrs.Any(x => x.num == "5"))
{
if(c.addrs.Any(x => x.num == "3"))
{
if (cb == null) cb = c;
if (c.addrs.Any(x => x.num == "2"))
{
cb = c;
break;
}
}
}
}

This sounds like a job for LINQ
var bestMatch = (from address in DATA
where address.customer_address_match_code.Any(
x => x.customer_match_code_id == 4)
where address.customer_address_match_code.Any(
x => x.customer_match_code_id == 5)
select address).OrderBy(
x => x.customer_address_match_code.Where(
y => y.customer_match_code_id >= 3)
.OrderBy(y => y.customer_match_code_id)
.First()
.customer_match_code_id).FirstOrDefault();
My theory is this: Select addresses that have both a customer_match_code_id == 4 and a customer_match_code_id == 5. Then sort them by the the lowest customer_match_code_id they have that are at least 3, and then take the very first one. If there are a customer_match_code_id that equals 3 then that one is selected, if not, some else is selected. If nothing matches both 4 and 5 then null is returned.
Untested.

Seems quite straight forward in LINQ:
var query =
from ca in customerAddresses
where ca.customer_address_match_codes.Any(
mc => mc.customer_match_code_id == 4)
where ca.customer_address_match_codes.Any(
mc => mc.customer_match_code_id == 5)
orderby ca.customer_id
orderby ca.customer_address_seq
orderby ca.customer_address_match_codes.Any(
mc => mc.customer_match_code_id == 3) descending
select ca;
var result = query.Take(1);
How does that look?