LINQ: Select, filter, order

LINQ – Selection, Filtering, Ordering, Grouping and Projection

Operations
We will use a console application to try these queries. First you will need to copy the class definitions
and data source from the code appendices.

Sample to Practice
Selection
//selects all data objects from the strongly typed
//collection persons. The result of the query If the collection is not strongly typed such an
// is of type IEnumerable<Person> ArrayList, then you need to specify the type of
var r1 = from p in persons select p; the iterator variable.

from Person p in persons select p;)

//filters only female. Notice we are re-using the
variable r1, the return types of the query are the
same
r1 = from p in persons where p.IsFemale select p; //The following loop prints the
query onto the console
foreach (var item in r1)
Console.WriteLine(item);
//only US citizens
r1 = from p in persons where p.Country == "US"
select p;

//last name begins with "W"

r1 = from p in persons where p.Name.Split()[0] == "W" select p;

Ordering
//ordering by age
r1 = from p in persons orderby p.Age select p;

//order by last name

r1 = from p in persons orderby p.Name.Split()[1] select p;

//order by last name then first name

r1 = from p in persons orderby p.Name.Split()[1], p.Name.Split()[0] select p;

Grouping
//grouping according to age buckets
//The result of the query is of type
//IEnumerable<IGrouping<string, Person>>
var r3 = from p in persons

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group p by p.IsFemale;

//The following nested loop prints the

query onto the console
Projections foreach (var aGroup in r2)
The above queries are termed selection because it {
Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1})",
returns a type that is based on the type of the aGroup.Key, aGroup.Count());
collection. A projection returns a new type foreach (var item in aGroup)
Console.WriteLine(" " + item);
//The following returns a query of type }
IEnumerable<string>
var r4 =
from p in persons
where p.Country == "US"
select p.Name;

int[] numbers = { 2, 3, 4, 5 }; This projection operation returns an anonymous type

//the following returns a query of type i.e. a type without a name
IEnumerable<a>
var r5 =
from x in numbers
select new { Radius = x, Area = Math.PI * x * x };

To Demonstrate
Write the following queries using query syntax. You must also write the appropriate loops to display
results correctly. You will use the same class and data source definitions as you did in the lab. You will
query only the person data store.

Each query must be documented VERY clearly. i.e. copy the problem statement above each of your
query.

The output for each query MUST be simple enough so that grading your work is not too much difficulty,
i.e. separate each output by blank lines and the description of each query.

1. Select all the persons with assets of over 50B dollars.

2. Select all non-US citizens.
3. Select the name of all the females from India.
Your query should only capture the person’s name. (This is a projection query)
4. Select all persons whose first name is less than five letters long.
5. Sort the collection by assets.
Your query should only capture the person’s name and asset.
6. Group the collection by country.
7. Sort the above grouping.

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8. Make up three queries of your own.

You will not get a mark if you do a simple filter or order!!!

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Code Appendices

Definitions for the classes

public class Student
{
public string First { get; set; }
public string Last { get; set; }
public int Id { get; set; }
public List<int> Scores;
public override string ToString()
{
return string.Format("{0} {1} - {2} ", First, Last, Id);
}
}
class Fruit
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Origin { get; set; }
public double Price { get; set; }
public override string ToString()
{
return string.Format("{0} @{1:c} ({2})", Name, Price, Origin.Substring(0, 2).ToUpper());
}
}
class Person
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public double Asset { get; set; }
public bool IsFemale { get; set; }
public string Country { get; set; }
public int Age { get; set; }
public override string ToString()
{
return string.Format("{0} {1}B {2} {3} {4}yrs", Name, Asset, IsFemale ? "F" : "M", Country, Age);
}
}

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class PetOwner
{
public string FirstName { get; set; }
public string LastName { get; set; }
}

class Pet
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public PetOwner Owner { get; set; }
}

Build your data source

static List<Student> students = new List<Student> {

new Student{ First="Xavier", Last="Thomas", Id=111, Scores=new List<int>{97,92 ,81 , 55, 60 } },
new Student{ First="Lyoid", Last="Lopes", Id=112, Scores=new List<int>{96, 88, 86, 77, 55 } },
new Student{ First="Navdeep", Last="Singh", Id=113, Scores=new List<int>{92, 97, 65, 89, 45} },
new Student{ First="Lyle", Last="Spurrell", Id=114, Scores=new List<int>{90, 95, 75, 78, 83 } },
new Student{ First="Viktor", Last="Salnichenko", Id=115, Scores=new List<int>{87, 96, 65, 34, 90} },
new Student{ First="Sukhpratap", Last="Singh", Id=116, Scores=new List<int>{90, 87, 56, 98, 78 } },
new Student{ First="Dannel", Last="Alon", Id=117, Scores=new List<int>{90, 84,59 ,67 , 98 } },
new Student{ First="Francis", Last="Acheampong", Id=118, Scores=new List<int>{89, 56, 56, 67, 87 } },
new Student{ First="Mahamod", Last="Masleh", Id=119, Scores=new List<int>{67, 78,46 , 78, 98 } },
new Student{ First="John", Last="Calma", Id=120, Scores=new List<int>{89, 76, 78, 67, 87} },
new Student{ First="Sarina", Last="Luu", Id=121, Scores=new List<int>{67, 67, 87, 74, 95} },
new Student{ First="Valerie", Last="Chan", Id=122, Scores=new List<int>{87, 69, 95, 67, 49} },
new Student{ First="Tej", Last="Singh", Id=127, Scores=new List<int>{90, 87, 96, 98, 78 } },
new Student{ First="Mabel", Last="Tang", Id=123, Scores=new List<int>{87, 78,59 , 75, 67} },
new Student{ First="Rishav", Last="Giri", Id=124, Scores=new List<int>{65, 87, 58, 92, 68} },
new Student{ First="Toni", Last="Lea", Id=125, Scores=new List<int>{78, 97, 83, 83, 87} },
new Student{ First="Melanie", Last="March", Id=126, Scores=new List<int>{89, 79, 80, 95, 97 } }
};

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static List<Person> persons = new List<Person>()

{
new Person(){ Age = 72, Asset = 7.0, Country="South Africa", IsFemale=false, Name="Nicky Oppenheimer"},
new Person(){ Age = 67, Asset = 7.6, Country="India", IsFemale=true, Name="Savitri Jindal"},
new Person(){ Age = 81, Asset = 3.1, Country="India", IsFemale=true, Name="Indu Jain"},
new Person(){ Age = 70, Asset = 2.5, Country="India", IsFemale=true, Name="Vinod Gupta"},
new Person(){ Age = 77, Asset = 27.0, Country = "US",IsFemale = true,Name = "Jacqueline Mars"},
new Person(){ Age = 76, Asset = 25.2, Country = "Italy", IsFemale = true, Name = "Maria Franca Fissolo"},
new Person(){ Age = 55, Asset = 20.4, Country = "Germany", IsFemale = true, Name = "Susanne Klatten"},
new Person(){ Age = 53, Asset = 20.0, Country = "US",IsFemale = true,Name = "Laurene Jobs"},
new Person(){ Age = 60, Asset = 12.5, Country = "Nigeria", IsFemale=false, Name="Aliko Dangote" },
new Person(){ Age = 76, Asset = 10.9, Country = "Ethiopia", IsFemale=false, Name="Mohammed Al Amoudi"},
new Person(){ Age = 60, Asset = 30.7, Country = "Canada", IsFemale=false, Name="David Thomson" },
new Person(){ Age = 76, Asset = 11.4, Country = "Canada", IsFemale=false, Name="Galen Weston"},
new Person(){ Age = 60, Asset = 22.3, Country = "India", IsFemale=false, Name="Mukesh Ambani"},
new Person(){ Age = 50, Asset = 17.5, Country = "India", IsFemale=false, Name="Dilip Shanghvi"},
new Person(){ Age = 83, Asset = 30.4, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="Sheldon Adelson"},
new Person(){ Age = 78, Asset = 30.0, Country = "Brazil", IsFemale=false, Name="Jorge Lemann"},
new Person(){ Age = 62, Asset = 18.4, Country = "Russia", IsFemale=false, Name="Leonid Mikhelson"},
new Person(){ Age = 51, Asset = 17.5, Country = "Russia", IsFemale=false, Name="Alexey Mordashov"},
new Person(){ Age = 89, Asset = 31.2, Country = "Hong Kong", IsFemale=false, Name="Li Ka-shing"},
new Person(){ Age = 62, Asset = 31.2, Country = "China", IsFemale=false, Name="Wang Jianlin"},
new Person(){ Age = 67, Asset = 33.8, Country = "US", IsFemale=true, Name="Alice Walton" },
new Person(){ Age = 60, Asset = 34.0, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="Jim Walton"},
new Person(){ Age = 72, Asset = 34.1, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="Rob Walton"},
new Person(){ Age = 94, Asset = 39.5, Country = "France", IsFemale=true, Name="Liliane Bettencourt"},
new Person(){ Age = 43, Asset = 39.8, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="Sergey Brin"},
new Person(){ Age = 43, Asset = 39.6, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="Larry Page"},
new Person(){ Age = 68, Asset = 41.5, Country = "France", IsFemale=false, Name="Bernard Arnault"},
new Person(){ Age = 75, Asset = 47.5, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="Michael Bloomberg"},
new Person(){ Age = 77, Asset = 48.3, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="David Koch"},
new Person(){ Age = 81, Asset = 48.3, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="Charles Koch"},
new Person(){ Age = 72, Asset = 52.2, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="Larry Ellison"},
new Person(){ Age = 77, Asset = 54.5, Country = "Mexico", IsFemale=false, Name="Carlos Slim Helu"},
new Person(){ Age = 33, Asset = 56.0, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="Mark Zuckerberg"},
new Person(){ Age = 81, Asset = 71.3, Country = "Spain", IsFemale=false, Name="Amancio Ortega"},
new Person(){ Age = 53, Asset = 72.8, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="Jeff Bezos" },
new Person(){ Age = 85, Asset = 75.6, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="Warren Buffet" },
new Person(){ Age = 60, Asset = 86.0, Country = "US", IsFemale=false, Name="Bill Gates"}
};

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static List<Fruit> fruits = new List<Fruit>()

{
new Fruit(){ Name="Mango", Origin="Guyana", Price=5.67},
new Fruit(){ Name="Kiwi", Origin="New Zeeland", Price=1.34},
new Fruit(){ Name="Dragon Fruit", Origin="China", Price=3.45},
new Fruit(){ Name="Avacado", Origin="Mexico", Price=2.56},
new Fruit(){ Name="Banana", Origin="Ecuador", Price=0.25}
new Fruit(){ Name="Persimon", Origin="Spain", Price=1.36 },
new Fruit(){ Name="Blueberry", Origin="Canada", Price=0.19 },
new Fruit(){ Name="Strawberry", Origin="Russia", Price=0.45 },
new Fruit(){ Name="Avocado", Origin="Mexico", Price=0.45 }
};

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