Linq distinct - Count

Question

I am looking to perform a query on an example list of objects

Date     Username

01/01/2011 james
01/01/2011 jamie
01/01/2011 alex
01/01/2011 james
02/01/201         


        

Answer 1

Something like this maybe?

var list = new List(new[] {
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("01/01/2011"), Username = "james" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("01/01/2011"), Username = "james" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("01/01/2011"), Username = "alex" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("01/01/2011"), Username = "james" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("02/01/2011"), Username = "matt" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("02/01/2011"), Username = "jamie" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("02/01/2011"), Username = "alex" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("02/01/2011"), Username = "james" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("02/01/2011"), Username = "james" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("02/01/2011"), Username = "lucy" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("02/01/2011"), Username = "alex" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("03/01/2011"), Username = "james" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("03/01/2011"), Username = "bob" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("03/01/2011"), Username = "bob" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("03/01/2011"), Username = "james" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("03/01/2011"), Username = "james" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("04/01/2011"), Username = "alex" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("04/01/2011"), Username = "alex" },
        new MyClass { Date = DateTime.Parse("04/01/2011"), Username = "alex" }
    });

list.GroupBy(l => l.Date, l => l.Username)
    .Select(g => new { 
                Date = g.Key, 
                Count = g.Distinct().Count() 
            });