I have three tables from a ds dataset.
var test0 = from a in ds.Tables[0].AsEnumerable()
select a["ID"].ToString();
test0 has the following meanings:
[0] "8"
[1] "9"
[2] "11"
[3] "2"
[4] "1"
var test1 = from a in ds.Tables[1].AsEnumerable()
select a["SubscriptionID"].ToString();
test1 has the following meanings:
[0] "25"
[1] "27"
[2] "4"
[3] "26"
[4] "5"
[5] "6"
[6] "1"
[7] "24"
[8] "23"
[9] "2"
[10] "9"
var comTable1 =
from a in ds.Tables[0].AsEnumerable()
from b in ds.Tables[1].AsEnumerable()
.Where(bb => bb["SubscriptionID"].ToString() == a["ID"].ToString())
.DefaultIfEmpty()
select b;
comTable1 returns these values ββthat are correct -
[0] null
[1] {System.Data.DataRow}
[2] null
[3] {System.Data.DataRow}
[4] {System.Data.DataRow}
The problem for me is that if I want to select a specific field, it will throw out the message "Link to an object not installed on an instance of an object". in comTable2 with the following codes -
var comTable2 =
from a in ds.Tables[0].AsEnumerable()
from b in ds.Tables[1].AsEnumerable()
.Where(bb => bb["SubscriptionID"].ToString() == a["ID"].ToString())
.DefaultIfEmpty()
select b["SubscriptionID"];
Why doesn't the left join in LINQ return other null values? Is there any way to avoid this?
I ask about this because my codes should continue left joining with other tables, for example -
var comTable =
from a in ds.Tables[0].AsEnumerable()
from b in ds.Tables[1].AsEnumerable()
.Where(bb => bb["SubscriptionID"].ToString() == a["ID"].ToString())
.DefaultIfEmpty()
from c in ds.Tables[2].AsEnumerable()
.Where(cc => cc["ID"].ToString() == (b["GroupID"]??"null").ToString())
.DefaultIfEmpty()
select c;
Now I could not get anything from b and c.
Thank!
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