Question

I am trying to select from multiple tables in an entity model. But there are two columns I would like to select and it’s just not working out. The LINQ statement I have is:

var searchResult = from i in _imEntities.Issues
                   join dept in _imEntities.Departments
                   on i.Issued_to_dept equals dept.Dept_ID
                   where i.State == 1
                   select new {
                       i.ID_No,
                       i.Issue_Date,
                       Raised_By = dept.Dept_Name
                                       .Where(i.Raised_by_Dept == dept.Dept_ID),
                       Issued_To = dept.Dept_Name
                                       .Where(i.Issued_to_dept == dept.Dept_ID),
                       Details = i.Details
                   };

The column names are all correct, but I just can’t get the dept_Names into the Raised_By and Issued_To fields. Is there another way to execute this?

Answer 1

Try this:

var query = from i in _imEntities.Issues
            join dept_r in _imEntities.Departments
            on i.Issued_to_dept equals dept_r.Dept_ID
            join dept_i in _imEntities.Departments
            on i.Issued_to_dept equals dept_i.Dept_ID
            where i.State == 1 
            select new {
                i.ID_No, 
                i.Issue_Date, 
                Raised_By = dept_r.Dept_Name,
                Issued_To = dept_i.Dept_Name, 
                Details = i.Details
            };