Simple sql to Linq query with group by and aggregate functions

Question

I\'m fighting with linq trying to learn the syntax and I can\'t figure out how to do the following simple query

SELECT DISTINCT
    user.firstname,
    user.last         


        

Answer 1

The query you're after should be pretty close to this:

var query =
    from cu in company_user
    where cu.company_id == 1
    join u in user on cu.user_id equals u.user_id
    join i in invoice on u.user_id equals i.user_id
    group i.amount by new
    {
        u.firstname,
        u.lastname,
    } into gs
    select new
    {
        firstname = gs.Key.firstname,
        lastname = gs.Key.lastname,
        count = gs.Count(),
        sum = gs.Sum(),
    };

Enjoy!

Answer 2

hey this site may help you:

101 Linq Samples

has examples of most of the linq functions, if u don't figure out, I may write for you later if somebody doesn't.

Answer 3

I think you have a discrepancy in your join clause -- you're inner joining invoice to itself on user_id. I assume that you intended to join this to user?

In any case, here's my best shot:

from inv in invoices
group inv by new { inv.user_id } into userInv
join usr in users on userInv.Key.user_id equals usr.user_id
where usr.company_user.company_id = 1
select new
{
    usr.firstname,
    usr.lastname,
    amount = inv.Count(),
    sum = inv.Sum(amt => amt.amount)
}

As for LINQ suggestions, I'd definitely suggest you download and play around with LINQPad. I use it all the time to test LINQ statements without Visual Studio. It'll convert your LINQ statements to SQL as well, which is probably of particular interest to you.

Edit: Enigmativity's statement is a lot closer to what you requested than mine is. I hadn't stumbled onto the column grouping in the examples I worked with.

Answer 4

Since op mentioned learning syntax, here's a fluent version:

company_user
    .Where(x => x.company_id == 1)
    .Join(
        user,
        x => x.user_id,
        x => x.user_id,
        (o,i) => new { 
            FirstName = i.firstName, 
            LastName = i.lastName,
            InvoiceCount = invoice.Count(y => y.user_id == o.user_id),
            InvoiceSum = invoice.Where(y => y.user_id == o.user_id).Sum(y => y.amount)
        }
    ).GroupBy(x => new { x.FirstName, x.LastName })
    .Distinct()