Question

How do I get ‘anotherColumnName’ in LINQ?

SELECT thisColumnName as anotherColumnName FROM TableName 

I have the following which obviously gives me ‘thisColumnName’ not ‘anotherColumnName’

    var query = from names in _context.TableName                 select names;     return query.ToList(); 

Answer 1

Use an anonymous type:

var query = (from name in _context.Table             select new { anotherColumnName = name.ColumnName });