Linq query with nullable sum

Question

from i in Db.Items
select new VotedItem
{
    ItemId = i.ItemId,
    Points = (from v in Db.Votes
              where b.ItemId == v.ItemId
              select v.Poi         


        

Answer 1

A simple but effective workaround would be to only sum the votes where Points.Count > 0, so you never have null values:

from i in Db.Items
select new VotedItem
{    
  ItemId = i.ItemId,
  Points = (from v in Db.Votes
            where b.ItemId == v.ItemId &&
            v.Points.Count > 0
            select v.Points).Sum()
}