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I run into this issue again and again: how can I group a list of objects by a containing list of other objects?
I have a list of objects of type A and each of these objects has an property (lets call it ListProp) which is a list also. ListProp has elements of the type B. There are multiple elements of type A with identically B-objects in ListProp, but the ListProp property reference differs from element to element. How can I group these A-objects the fastest way, where the B-objects in ListProp are identically?
Sample code:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var exampleList = new List<A>
{
// Should be in first group
new A { ListProp = new List<B>
{
new B { Prop = new C { Number = 0 }},
new B { Prop = new C { Number = 1 }}
}},
// Should be in first group
new A { ListProp = new List<B>
{
new B { Prop = new C { Number = 0 }},
new B { Prop = new C { Number = 1 }}
}},
// Should be in second group
new A { ListProp = new List<B>
{
new B { Prop = new C { Number = 0 }},
new B { Prop = new C { Number = 1 }},
new B { Prop = new C { Number = 1 }}
}},
// Should be in third group
new A { ListProp = new List<B>
{
new B { Prop = new C { Number = 0 }},
new B { Prop = new C { Number = 0 }}
}}
};
// Doesn't work because the reference of ListProp is always different
var groupedExampleList = exampleList.GroupBy(x => x.ListProp);
}
}
class C
{
public int Number { get; set; }