How to make linq master detail query for 0..n relationship?
- by JK
Given a classic DB structure of Orders has zero or more OrderLines and OrderLine has exactly one Product, how do I write a linq query to express this?
The output would be
OrderNumber - OrderLine - Product Name
Order-1 null null // (this order has no lines)
Order-2 1 Red widget
I tried this query but is not getting the orders with no lines
var model = (from po in Orders
from line in po.OrderLines
select new
{
OrderNumber = po.Id,
OrderLine = line.LineNumber,
ProductName = line.Product.ProductDescription,
}
)
I think that the 2nd from is limiting the query to only those that have OrderLines, but I dont know another way to express it. LINQ is very non-obvious if you ask me!
