Declaring an implicitly typed variable inside cond

Question

In the simplified code below,

if(city == "New York City")
{
  var MyObject = from x in MyEFTable
                     where x.CostOfLiving == "VERY HIGH"
                     select x.*;

}
else
{
  var MyObject = from x in MyEFTable
                     where x.CostOfLiving == "MODERATE"
                     select x.*;

}

  foreach (var item in MyObject)
  {
     Console.WriteLine("<item's details>");
  }

The variable MyObject is not accessible outside conditional block. How can I iterate outside the if..else ?

Answer 1

try this:

System.Linq.IQueryable<MyEFTable Object type> MyObject = null;
if(city == "New York City")
{
  MyObject = from x in MyEFTable
             where x.CostOfLiving == "VERY HIGH"
             select x.*;
}
else
{
  MyObject = from x in MyEFTable
             where x.CostOfLiving == "MODERATE"
             select x.*;
}

foreach (var item in MyObject)
{
  Console.WriteLine("<item's details>");
}