How to Group Multiple Items using GroupBy()?

Answer 1

Here is a description how you can implement an hierarchical grouping mechanism.

A generic way of doing this using LINQ (as shown in the link) is:

var list = new List<Job>();

var groupedList = list.GroupBy(x => x.disc)
    .Select(g => new {
        Key = g.Key,
        Count = g.Count(),
        WorkCategoryGroups = g.GroupBy(x => x.workCat)
    });

However, the link also describes an alternative way which allows you to do the following:

var groupedList = list.GroupByMany(x => x.disc, x => x.workCat);

Edit: Following Ahmad's comment here is the strongly typed version:

var groupedList = list.GroupBy(x => x.disc)
    .Select(g => new Grouping {
        parent = g.Key,
        children = g.GroupBy(x => x.workCat).ToList()
    });

Answer 2

I'd use Linq syntax:

var jobsByDiscipline = 
    from j in repository.GetJobsWithActiveStatus()
    group j by j.Discipline.DisciplineID into g
    select new { 
        DisciplineID = g.Key,
        Jobs = g.ToList() 
    };

var jobsByCategory = 
    from j in repository.GetJobsWithActiveStatus()
    group j by j.Workcategory.WorkcategoryID into g
    select new { 
        WorkcategoryID = g.Key,
        Jobs = g.ToList() 
    };

I find that easier to read than lots of chained methods with lambda-function parameters.

You can get your groupings from this:

var disciplineAndCategory = 
    from j in repository.GetJobsWithActiveStatus()
    group j by j.Discipline.DisciplineID into g
    let categories = 
        from j2 in g
        select j2.Workcategory.WorkcategoryID
    select new { 
        DisciplineID = g.Key,
        Jobs = categories.Distinct() // each category id once 
    };

Answer 3

Here's another way that doesn't require the Grouping class.

ILookup<Discipline, Workcategory> result = repository
  .GetJobsWithActiveStatus()
  .Select(job => new {disc = job.disc, workCat = job.workCat})
  .Distinct()
  .ToLookup(x => x.disc, x => x.workCat);

Answer 4

This is the solution that works for me.

I first needed to get all discipline groups, then create the associated workcategory lists where the disciplineID are equal.

var result = liveJobs
.GroupBy(x => new {
               x.disc.DisciplineID, 
               x.disc.DisciplineName
                  })
.Select(g => new Grouping()
              {
               parent = new Discipline(g.Key.DisciplineID,g.Key.DisciplineName),
               children = g.Where(job=>job.disc.DisciplineID == g.Key.DisciplineID) // filter the current job discipline to where the group key disciplines are equal
              .Select(j=>j.workCat)
              .ToList()
              });