Question

Say I have two lists:

var list1 = new int[] {1, 2, 3}; var list2 = new string[] {'a', 'b', 'c'}; 

Is it possible to write a LINQ statement that will generate the following list:

var result = new []{      new {i = 1, s = 'a'},     new {i = 1, s = 'b'},     new {i = 1, s = 'c'},     new {i = 2, s = 'a'},     new {i = 2, s = 'b'},     new {i = 2, s = 'c'},     new {i = 3, s = 'a'},     new {i = 3, s = 'b'},     new {i = 3, s = 'c'} }; 

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Edit: I forgot to mention I didn’t want it in query syntax. Anyway, based on preetsangha’s answer I’ve got the following:

var result = list1.SelectMany(i =>  list2.Select(s => new {i = i, s = s})); 

Answer 1

preetsangha’s answer is entirely correct, but if you don’t want a query expression then it’s:

var result = list1.SelectMany(l1 => list2, (l1, l2) => new { i = l1, s = l2} ); 

(That’s what the compiler compiles the query expression into – they’re identical.)