can someone please help me turn this nested structure into a single LINQ statement?
EventLog[] logs = EventLog.GetEventLogs();
for (int i = 0; i < logs.Length; i++)
{
if (logs[i].LogDisplayName.Equals("AAA"))
{
for (int j = 0; j < logs[i].Entries.Count; j++)
{
if (logs[i].Entries[j].Source.Equals("BBB"))
{
remoteAccessLogs.Add(logs[i].Entries[j]);
}
}
}
}
Nested loops usually end up with multiple "from" clauses (which are converted into calls to SelectMany
by the compiler):
var remoteAccessLogs = from log in EventLogs.GetEventLogs()
where log.LogDisplayName == "AAA"
from entry in log.Entries
where entry.Source == "BBB"
select entry;
(That's assuming that remoteAccessLogs
is empty before this call, and that you're happy iterating over it directly - you can call ToList()
if you want a List<T>
.)
Here's the dot notation form:
var remoteAccessLogs = EventLogs.GetEventLogs()
.Where(log => log.LogDisplayName == "AAA")
.SelectMany(log => log.Entries)
.Where(entry => entry.Source == "BBB");
Or for a list:
var remoteAccessLogs = EventLogs.GetEventLogs()
.Where(log => log.LogDisplayName == "AAA")
.SelectMany(log => log.Entries)
.Where(entry => entry.Source == "BBB")
.ToList();
Note that I've used the overloaded == for string as I find it easier to read than calling the Equals
method. Either will work though.
Try this:
EventLog[] logs = EventLog.GetEventLogs();
remoteAccessLogs.AddRange(
logs.Where(l => l.LogDisplayName.Equals("AAA"))
.Select(l => l.Entries)
.Where(le => le.Source.Equals("BBB"));
However if performance is an issue I would expect this has at least the same algorithmic complexity, if not worse, as we are iterating over the list again to AddRange.
Try the following:
from log in logs
where log.LogDisplayName.Equals("AAA")
select
(from entry in log.Entries
where entry.Source.Equals("BBB")
select entry);
I have this solution, and I'm assuming that remoteAccessLogs is of type List
remoteAccessLogs.AddRange(
from log in EventLog.GetEventLogs()
from entry in log.Entries.Cast<EventLogEntry>()
select entry
);
Edit
I forgot about the where clauses
List<EventLogEntry> remoteAccessLogs = new List<EventLogEntry>();
remoteAccessLogs.AddRange(
from log in EventLog.GetEventLogs()
where log.LogDisplayName.Equals("AAA")
from entry in log.Entries.Cast<EventLogEntry>()
where entry.Source.Equals("BBB")
select entry
);
Have a look:
List<Entries> result = new List<Entries>();
GetEventLogs().Where(x => x.LogDisplayName.Equals("AAA")).ToList().ForEach(delegate(Log en)
{
en.Entries.Where(y => y.Source.Equals("BBB", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)).ToList().ForEach(delegate(Entries ent)
{
result.Add(ent);
});
});