Best ways to format LINQ queries.
- by Aren B
Before you ignore / vote-to-close this question, I consider this a valid question to ask because code clarity is an important topic of discussion, it's essential to writing maintainable code and I would greatly appreciate answers from those who have come across this before.
I've recently run into this problem, LINQ queries can get pretty nasty real quick because of the large amount of nesting.
Below are some examples of the differences in formatting that I've come up with (for the same relatively non-complex query)
No Formatting
var allInventory = system.InventorySources.Select(src => new { Inventory = src.Value.GetInventory(product.OriginalProductId, true), Region = src.Value.Region }).GroupBy(i => i.Region, i => i.Inventory);
Elevated Formatting
var allInventory = system.InventorySources
.Select(src =>
new {
Inventory = src.Value.GetInventory(product.OriginalProductId, true),
Region = src.Value.Region })
.GroupBy(
i => i.Region,
i => i.Inventory);
Block Formatting
var allInventory = system.InventorySources
.Select(
src => new
{
Inventory = src.Value.GetInventory(product.OriginalProductId, true),
Region = src.Value.Region
})
.GroupBy(
i => i.Region,
i => i.Inventory
);
List Formatting
var allInventory = system.InventorySources
.Select(src => new { Inventory = src.Value.GetInventory(product.OriginalProductId, true), Region = src.Value.Region })
.GroupBy(i => i.Region, i => i.Inventory);
I want to come up with a standard for linq formatting so that it maximizes readability & understanding and looks clean and professional. So far I can't decide so I turn the question to the professionals here.
