Question

I have written

List<int> Uids = new List<int>();

    Uids = (from returnResultSet in ds.ToList()
                             from portfolioReturn in returnResultSet.Portfolios
                             from baseRecord in portfolioReturn.ChildData
                             select new int 
                             {
                                 id = baseRecord.Id
                             }).ToList<int>();

Getting error: ‘int’ does not contain a definition for ‘id’

what is the problem that i created?

Thanks

Answer 1

Try this:

List<int> Uids = (from returnResultSet in ds.ToList()
                  from portfolioReturn in returnResultSet.Portfolios
                  from baseRecord in portfolioReturn.ChildData
                  select baseRecord.Id).ToList<int>();

Since you want to get a list of integers you can simply project the Id property from your query and then use the ToList extension method to buffer them into a List<T>. As a side note, are you certain that a List<T> is the right type to use here? You are forgoing the benefit of deferred execution and will not be able to stream these ids if you buffer them into a List<T>.