LINQ to SQL multiple tables left outer join
This is multiple left join sample with null checking (preventing null reference exception). Thnx to Nick!
void Main()
{
var data = DataAccess.GetData();
var res =
from m in data.Movies
join ma in data.MovieActor on m.Id equals ma.MovieId into mma
from ma in mma.DefaultIfEmpty()
join p in data.People on (ma == null ? 0 : ma.ActorId) equals p.Id into pma
from p in pma.DefaultIfEmpty()
orderby m.Name
select new {
Movie = m.Name,
Actor = p != null ? p.Name + " as " + ma.Name : ""
};
foreach (var el in res)
{
Console.WriteLine($"{el.Movie} - {el.Actor}");
}
}
public class DataAccess
{
public static Data GetData()
{
var list = new Data
{
Movies = new List<Movie>{
new Movie{ Id = 1, Name= "Raiders of the Lost Ark", Year = 1981},
new Movie{ Id = 2, Name= "Blade Runner", Year = 1982},
new Movie{ Id = 3, Name= "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope", Year = 1977},
new Movie{ Id = 4, Name= "Total Recall", Year = 1990},
new Movie{ Id = 5, Name= "The Fugitive", Year = 1993},
new Movie{ Id = 6, Name= "Men in Black", Year = 1997},
new Movie{ Id = 7, Name= "U.S. Marshals", Year = 1998},
new Movie{ Id = 8, Name= "Batman", Year = 1989},
new Movie{ Id = 9, Name= "A Few Good Men", Year = 1992},
new Movie{ Id = 10, Name= "Tropic Thunder", Year = 2008},
new Movie{ Id = 11, Name= "Minority Report", Year = 2002},
new Movie{ Id = 12, Name= "The Fifth Element", Year = 1997},
new Movie{ Id = 13, Name= "District 9", Year = 2009},
new Movie{ Id = 14, Name= "12 Monkeys", Year = 1995},
},
People = new List<Person>{
new Person{ Id = 1, Name = "Harrison Ford"},
new Person{ Id = 2, Name = "Tommy Lee Jones"},
new Person{ Id = 3, Name = "Will Smith"},
new Person{ Id = 4, Name = "Michael Keaton"},
new Person{ Id = 5, Name = "Will Smith"},
new Person{ Id = 6, Name = "Jack Nicholson"},
new Person{ Id = 7, Name = "Tom Cruise"}
},
MovieActor = new List<MovieActor>{
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 1, ActorId = 1, Name = "Indy"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 2, ActorId = 1, Name = "Rick Deckard"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 3, ActorId = 1, Name = "Han Solo"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 5, ActorId = 1, Name = "Dr. Richard Kimble"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 5, ActorId = 2, Name = "Samuel Gerard"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 6, ActorId = 2, Name = "Kay"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 7, ActorId = 2, Name = "Samuel Gerard"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 6, ActorId = 3, Name = "Jay"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 8, ActorId = 4, Name = "Batman / Bruce Wayne"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 8, ActorId = 6, Name = "Joker / Jack Napier"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 9, ActorId = 6, Name = "Col. Nathan R. Jessep"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 9, ActorId = 7, Name = "Lt. Daniel Kaffee"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 10, ActorId = 7, Name = "Les Grossman"},
new MovieActor{ MovieId = 11, ActorId = 7, Name = "Chief John Anderton"}
}
};
return list;
}
}
public class Data
{
public List<Movie> Movies = new List<Movie>();
public List<Person> People = new List<Person>();
public List<MovieActor> MovieActor = new List<MovieActor>();
}
public class Person
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
}
public class Movie
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name {get; set;}
public int Year { get; set; }
}
public class MovieActor
{
public int MovieId { get; set; }
public int ActorId { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; } // appearance as
}
Here is how left outer joins are implemented with LINQ. You should use GroupJoin (join...into
syntax):
from d in context.dc_tpatient_bookingd
join bookingm in context.dc_tpatient_bookingm
on d.bookingid equals bookingm.bookingid into bookingmGroup
from m in bookingmGroup.DefaultIfEmpty()
join patient in dc_tpatient
on m.prid equals patient.prid into patientGroup
from p in patientGroup.DefaultIfEmpty()
// ... other joins here
where d.processid == 6 &&
((m.branchId == 1 && d.DestinationBranchID == 0) ||
(d.DestinationBranchID == 1 && d.sendstatus == "R"))
// ... other conditions here
orderby d.priority descending, m.bookingid
select new {
d.bookingid,
d.labid,
d.processid,
p.prid,
p.prno,
m.bookingid // need for grouping
} into x
group x by x.bookingid into g
select g
This query joins three tables. You can join the rest of the tables the same way.