Return list of specific property of object using linq

Question

Given a class like this:

public class Stock
{
    public Stock() {}
    public Guid StockID { get; set; }
    public string Description { get; set; }
}

Lets say I now have a List<Stock>. If I would like to retrieve a list of all the StockIDs and populate it into a IEnumerable or IList. Obviously I can do this.

List<Stock> stockItems = new List<Stock>();
List<Guid> ids = new List<Guid>();

foreach (Stock itm in stockItems) 
{
    ids.Add(itm.StockID);
}

But is there some way I could use Linq to achieve the same result? I thought Distinct() might do it but couldn't work out how to achieve the desired result.

Cryobiology

Answer 1

var list = stockItems.Select(item => item.StockID).ToList();

Culbert

Lol, well now I feel like an idiot. I should have worked that out. Thank you! – Cryobiology

How can I do the inverse process? – Spinet

@Spinet using .Reverse()? – Culbert

Answer 2

You could also do it like this:

ids = stockItems.ConvertAll<Guid>(o => o.StockID);

Niemann

Answer 3

How about something like this? Can this be simplified?

List<TranCode> alltrans = new List<TranCode>();

foreach (var bh in obj1.obj2WithCollection.obj2Collection)
{
    alltrans.AddRange(bh.obj3WithCollection.Select(e => e.TransactionCode).ToList());
}

Elevator

Try use the SelectMany() function like this obj1.obj2WithCollection.obj2Collection.SelectMany(bh => bh.obj3WithCollection.Select(e => e.TransactionCode)); See #1191554 – Semitropical