Converting SQL Rank() to LINQ, or alternative

Question

I have the below SQL statement that works as desired/expected. However I would like to translate it into a LINQ statement(Lambda??) so that it will fit with the rest of my

Answer 1

LINQ has rank funcionality built in, but not in the query syntax. When using the method syntax most linq functions come in two versions - the normal one and one with a rank supplied.

A simple example selecting only every other student and then adding the index in the resulting sequence to the result:

var q = class.student.OrderBy(s => s.studentId).Where((s, i) => i % 2 == 0)
.Select((s,i) => new
{
  Name = s.Name,
  Rank = i
}