Please see the LINQ query below:
var test = from s in db.Students
join c in db.Courses on s.courseid equals c.id into d
where s.name.StartsWith("Bert")
select new Student { id=s.id,name=s.name, Course = d.Select(x => x.name) };
A student links to one courses. Therefore the value of Course in the above should be a collection of courses. However, there is a compiler error (System.ArguementNullException). What am I doing wrong?
I am competent using SQL, however I am new to LINQ. Please see the SQL from the database below:
***Student Class***
public partial class Student
{
public int id { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public Nullable<int> age { get; set; }
public Nullable<int> courseid { get; set; }
public virtual Course Course { get; set; }
}
Course Class
public partial class Course
{
public Course()
{
this.Students = new HashSet<Student>();
}
public int id { get; set; }
public string name { get; set; }
public virtual ICollection<Student> Students { get; set; }
}
It seems you are just trying to get your query to also retrieve the
Course
navigation property for your students. As such, all you need to do isInclude
it: