LINQ: “contains” and a Lambda query

Question

I have a List called buildingStatus. I\'d like to check whether it contains a status whose char code (returned by GetCh

Answer 1

var depthead = (from s in db.M_Users
                  join m in db.M_User_Types on s.F_User_Type equals m.UserType_Id
                  where m.UserType_Name.ToUpper().Trim().Contains("DEPARTMENT HEAD")
                  select new {s.FullName,s.F_User_Type,s.userId,s.UserCode } 
               ).OrderBy(d => d.userId).ToList();

Model.AvailableDeptHead.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = "Select", Value = "0" });
for (int i = 0; i < depthead.Count; i++)
    Model.AvailableDeptHead.Add(new SelectListItem { Text = depthead[i].UserCode + " - " + depthead[i].FullName, Value = Convert.ToString(depthead[i].userId) });