Nested Linq query (multiple levels)

Question

How can I put the following loops into one Linq query? The end result that I am trying to achieve is getting a list of Statements that are in those class methods.

Context: For every class, the corresponding methods are fetched with the classname. With every combination of classname / method name, I can call the metadata to get the source code (string). Then I compile that string and that Results in Method object that has and IEnumerable containing all of the code statements of that method. So I was to get the list of statements across all classes and methods.

        IXppcMetadataProvider serviceMetadataProvider = Program.getXppcMetadataProvider();

        IEnumerable<string> classNames = serviceMetadataProvider.ClassNames();

        MultipassAdministrator multipassAdmin = new MultipassAdministrator(serviceMetadataProvider);


        foreach (string className in classNames)
        {
            IEnumerable<string> classMethods = serviceMetadataProvider.ClassMethods(className);

            foreach (string methodName in classMethods)
            {
                string source = serviceMetadataProvider.GetClassMethodSource(className, methodName);

                Method method = multipassAdmin.CompileSingleMethod(source) as Method;

                if (method != null)
                {
                    foreach (Statement statement in method.Statements)
                    {
                        System.Console.WriteLine(statement.ToString());
                    }
                }
            }
        }

user6996876 · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-16 10:21:17Z

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Basically you need to use the following Linq methods that act like higher order functions

System.Console.WriteLine(
    String.Join(Environment.NewLine,
                getXppcMetadataProvider().ClassNames().SelectMany(
                    className => getXppcMetadataProvider().ClassMethods(className)
                    .Select(
                        methodName => getXppcMetadataProvider()
                        .GetClassMethodSource(className, methodName)
                    ).Select(
                        source => new MultipassAdministrator(getXppcMetadataProvider())
                        .CompileSingleMethod(source) as mymeth)
                )
                .Where(method => method != null).SelectMany(
                    method => method.Statements
                ).Select(statement => statement.ToString())

               ));

Select when you have a 1 to 1 correspondence, as opposite to SelectMany, that would correspond to bind in Haskell.

Notice that is straightforward to get function composition in Linq, as shown above.

answered May 16, 2017 at 10:21

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Kenny Saelen Over a year ago

Thanks! I was close to that, but no sigar.. Your solution did it!

Slai · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-16 12:59:24Z

Converting to the query syntax is easier, but LINQ is slower and harder to debug/comprehend.

var q = from nothing in new[] { 0 }
        let serviceMetadataProvider = Program.getXppcMetadataProvider()
        let classNames = serviceMetadataProvider.ClassNames()
        let multipassAdmin = new MultipassAdministrator(serviceMetadataProvider)

        from className in classNames
        let classMethods = serviceMetadataProvider.ClassMethods(className)

        from methodName in classMethods
        let source = serviceMetadataProvider.GetClassMethodSource(className, methodName)
        let method = multipassAdmin.CompileSingleMethod(source) as Method
        where method != null

        from statement in method.Statements
        select statement.ToString();

System.Console.WriteLine(String.Join(Environment.NewLine, q));

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