Initialization Expression

An initialization expression initializes a new object. The following types can be initialized and returned by a LINQ query:

A collection of zero or more typed objects or a projection of complex types in the model.
CLR types.
Anonymous types.

An anonymous type initialization is shown in the following example in query expression syntax:

using ( FluentModel dbContext = new FluentModel() )
{
   var query = from product in dbContext.Products
               where product.UnitPrice > 30
               select new
               {
                   Name = product.ProductName,
                   Price = product.UnitPrice
               };
   foreach ( var item in query )
   {
       Console.WriteLine( "Name: {0}, Price: {1}", item.Name, item.Price );
   }
}

Using dbContext As New FluentModel()
 Dim query = From product In dbContext.Products
             Where product.UnitPrice > 30
             Select New With {Key .Name = product.ProductName, Key .Price = product.UnitPrice}
 For Each item In query
  Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}, Price: {1}", item.Name, item.Price)
 Next item
End Using

The following example in method-based query syntax shows anonymous type initialization:

using ( FluentModel dbContext = new FluentModel() )
{
   var query = dbContext.Products.Where( p => p.UnitPrice > 30 ).Select(
       p => new
       {
           Name = p.ProductName,
           Price = p.UnitPrice
       } );
   foreach ( var item in query )
   {
       Console.WriteLine( "Name: {0}, Price: {1}", item.Name, item.Price );
   }
}

Using dbContext As New FluentModel()
 Dim query = dbContext.Products.Where(Function(p) p.UnitPrice > 30).Select(Function(p) _
    New With _
    { _
        Key .Name = p.ProductName, _ 
        Key .Price = p.UnitPrice _
    })
 For Each item In query
  Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}, Price: {1}", item.Name, item.Price)
 Next item
End Using

User-defined class initialization is also supported. The following example in query expression syntax shows a custom class being initialized in the query:

public class MyProduct
{
   public string Name
   {
       get;
       set;
   }

   public decimal Price
   {
       get;
       set;
   }
}

Public Class MyProduct
 Public Property Name() As String
 Public Property Price() As Decimal
End Class

using ( FluentModel dbContext = new FluentModel() )
{
   var query = dbContext.Products.Where( p => p.UnitPrice > 30 ).Select(
       p => new MyProduct
       {
           Name = p.ProductName,
           Price = p.UnitPrice
       } );
   foreach ( var item in query )
   {
       Console.WriteLine( "Name: {0}, Price: {1}", item.Name, item.Price );
   }
}

Using dbContext As New FluentModel()
 Dim query = dbContext.Products.Where(Function(p) p.UnitPrice > 30).Select(Function(p) _
    New MyProduct With _
    { _
        .Name = p.ProductName, _
        .Price = p.UnitPrice _
    })
 For Each item In query
  Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}, Price: {1}", item.Name, item.Price)
 Next item
End Using

Initialization Expression

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