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Basics of LINQ & Lamda Expressions

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Basic Examples to work with Language Integrated Query(LINQ) concept that was introduces with C# 3.0 and/or .NET 3.5 (Corresponding VB.NET code included)
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace LinqBasic
{
    public partial class Form2 : Form
    {
        List<Employee> employees = new List<Employee>();
        List<Employee> employees1 = new List<Employee>();
        List<Order> orders = new List<Order>();
        public Form2()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void Form2_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            employees.Add(new Employee { age = 40, name = "Basob" });
            employees.Add(new Employee { age = 34, name = "Abhishek" });
            employees.Add(new Employee { age = 65, name = "Souvik" });
            employees.Add(new Employee { age = 65, name = "Ayan" });
            employees.Add(new Employee { age = 68, name = "Raj" });
            employees1.Add(new Employee { age = 68, name = "Pallab" });
            employees1.Add(new Employee { age = 55, name = "Swarup" });
            employees1.Add(new Employee { age = 68, name = "Ranjit" });
            employees1.Add(new Employee { age = 68, name = "Bratin" });
            orders.Add(new Order { empName = "Raj", itemName = "Pen" });
            orders.Add(new Order { empName = "Souvik", itemName = "Pencil" });
            orders.Add(new Order { empName = "Raj", itemName = "Rubber" });
            listBox1.DataSource = employees;
            
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

            List<Employee> filteredList = new List<Employee>();
            //var filterEnumerable = from emp in employees
            //                       where emp.age > 50
            //                       select emp;
            var filterEnumerable = employees.Where<Employee>(emp => emp.age > 50);

            filteredList = filterEnumerable.ToList();
            listBox2.DataSource = filteredList;
        }

        private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            List<Employee> filteredList = new List<Employee>();
            //var filterEnumerable = from emp in employees
            //                        orderby emp.name descending
            //                        select emp.name;
            var filterEnumerable = employees.Select<Employee, string>(r => r.name);

            //filteredList = filterEnumerable.ToList();
            listBox2.DataSource = filterEnumerable.ToList<string>();
        }

        private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            List<Employee> filteredList = new List<Employee>();
            var filterEnumerable = (from emp in employees
                                    select emp).Take<Employee>(2);
                                   
            //var filterEnumerable = employees.Select<Employee, string>(r => r.name);

            //filteredList = filterEnumerable.ToList();
            listBox2.DataSource = filterEnumerable.ToList<Employee>();
        }

        private void button4_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            List<Employee> filteredList = new List<Employee>();
            //var filterEnumerable = (from emp in employees
            //                        select emp).SkipWhile<Employee>(r => r.name.Length > 4);

            var filterEnumerable = employees.Select<Employee, Employee>(r => { return r; }).SkipWhile<Employee>(r => r.name.Length > 4);

            //filteredList = filterEnumerable.ToList();
            listBox2.DataSource = filterEnumerable.ToList<Employee>();
        }

        private void button5_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            List<Employee> filteredList = new List<Employee>();
            //var filterEnumerable = from emp in employees
            //                       join ord in orders on new { Name = emp.name } equals new { Name = ord.empName }
            //                       select emp;

            var filterEnumerable = employees.Join<Employee, Order, string, Employee>(orders, e1 => e1.name, o => o.empName, (o, e2) => o);

            //filteredList = filterEnumerable.ToList();
            listBox2.DataSource = filterEnumerable.ToList<Employee>();
        }

        private void button6_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            List<Employee> filteredList = new List<Employee>();
            //var filterEnumerable = (from emp in employees
            //                       select emp).Concat<Employee>(from emp in employees1
            //                       select emp);

            var filterEnumerable = employees.Concat<Employee>(employees1.AsEnumerable<Employee>());

            //filteredList = filterEnumerable.ToList();
            listBox2.DataSource = filterEnumerable.ToList<Employee>();
        }

        private void button7_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            //var filterEnumerable = from emp in employees 
            //                       group emp by emp.age into gr 
            //                       select new {Category = gr.Key, Items = gr};
            //listBox2.DataSource = filterEnumerable;

            var filterEnumerable2 = from emp in employees
                                    where emp.age >65
                                    group emp by emp.age into gr
                                   where gr.Key > 40
                                   select new { aaa = gr.Key, ccc=gr.Count<Employee>(), ddd=gr.Sum<Employee>(r=>r.age), bbb = gr };
            listBox2.DataSource = filterEnumerable2;
            
            
        }

        private void button8_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            var filterEnumerable = from emp in employees
                                   where emp.name.StartsWith("R")
                                   from ord in orders 
                                   where ord.itemName.StartsWith("R")
                                   orderby ord.itemName descending
                                   select emp;

            listBox2.DataSource = filterEnumerable.ToList<Employee>();
        }



    }
    public class Employee
    {
        public string name;
        public int age;
        public override string ToString()
        {
            return this.name;
        }
    }
    public class Order
    {
        public string itemName;
        public string empName;
        public override string ToString()
        {
            return this.itemName;
        }
    }
}

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