Question

please I need your help with a Linq expression:

I have nested objects with lists, this is how the main object hierarchy looks like (each dash is an atribute of the sub-class):

Folder
-name
-List<Subfolder> Subfolders
                 -name
                 -List<Document> Documents
                                 -name
                                 -key

Having this hierarchy of objects, I have a Document name, and I want to search for it and return its parent folder (Subfolder)

Example:

Folder
    -name: Customer
    -List<Subfolder> Subfolders
                     -name: Personal
                     -List<Document> Documents
                                     -name: Resume
                                     -key : 1

If I said: “Resume”, the linq expression should return me: the subfolder “Personal” (the object).

Please help me, because of the two nested lists I’m having troubles, with one it’ll be easy.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

folders
    .SelectMany(s => s.SubFolders)
    .FirstOrDefault(s => s.Documents.Any(d => d.Name == "Resume"));

I’m shooting from the hip here but I think that should work….