linq query to return distinct field values from a list of objects

Question

class obj
{
    int typeId; //10 types  0-9 
    string uniqueString; //this is unique
}

Assume there is list with 100 elements of obj, but only 10

Answer 1

If just want to use Linq, you can override Equals and GetHashCode methods.

Product class:

public class Product
{
    public string ProductName { get; set; }
    public int Id { get; set; }


    public override bool Equals(object obj)
    {
        if (!(obj is Product))
        {
            return false;
        }

        var other = (Product)obj;
        return Id == other.Id;
    }

    public override int GetHashCode()
    {
        return Id.GetHashCode();
    }
}

Main Method:

static void Main(string[] args)
    {

        var products = new List
        {
            new Product{ ProductName="Product 1",Id = 1},
            new Product{ ProductName="Product 2",Id = 2},
            new Product{ ProductName="Product 4",Id = 5},
            new Product{ ProductName="Product 3",Id = 3},
            new Product{ ProductName="Product 4",Id = 4},
            new Product{ ProductName="Product 6",Id = 4},
            new Product{ ProductName="Product 6",Id = 4},
        };

        var itemsDistinctByProductName = products.Distinct().ToList();

        foreach (var product in itemsDistinctByProductName)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Product Id : {product.Id} ProductName : {product.ProductName} ");
        }

        Console.ReadKey();
    }