Question

We have worked out how to databind entites with “sql like” syntax:

var countryQuery = from c in ShopEntities.ShippingCountries
                   orderby c.Order
                   select new { c.ShippingCountryId, c.Name};

Country.DataValueField = "ShippingCountryId"; //country is a DropDownList
Country.DataTextField = "Name";
Country.DataSource = countryQuery;
DataBind();

But how do you do the above with the “dot” syntax

var countryQuery = ShopEntities.ShippingCountries.OrderBy(s => s.Order).what to put here????

Country.DataValueField = "ShippingCountryId";
Country.DataTextField = "Name";
Country.DataSource = countryQuery;
DataBind();

Answer 1

See LINQ How to select more than 1 property in a lambda expression?

Basically just:

.Select(c => new { c.ShippingCountryId, c.Name }).ToList();