Question

First, start with two objects.

Object
{
    int id {get; set;}
    string description {get; set;}
}

ObjectName
{
    int id {get;set;}
    string name {get;set;}
}

Let’s say I have your average gridview:

List<Object> = GetListOfObjects();
MyGridview.DataSource = List<Object>;

But I want one of the columns to come from the list of names, where the ids are the same.

Psuedocode:

the ID column from MyGridview = List<ObjectNames>.Where(x=> x.id = myGridview.Id);

So basically, replacing the column of IDs with the column of names with those ids.
Is that possible to do? How would I approach this?

Answer 1

You need to make the data one datasource. You can create an anonymous type that will hold data from both collections.

var combined = from x in myobjects
               join y in myobjectnames on x.id equals y.id
               select new {
                  Id = x.Id,
                  Name = y.Name,
                  // any other data you need  
               }