LINQ's Distinct() on a particular property

Question

I am playing with LINQ to learn about it, but I can\'t figure out how to use Distinct when I do not have a simple list (a simple list of integers is pretty easy

Answer 1

Use:

List pList = new List();
/* Fill list */

var result = pList.Where(p => p.Name != null).GroupBy(p => p.Id).Select(grp => grp.FirstOrDefault());

The where helps you filter the entries (could be more complex) and the groupby and select perform the distinct function.