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Suresh
Suresh

Reputation: 219

c# linq keep only matching dictionary values based on list

I have one composite dictionary and one list

Dictionary<Point, List<int>> GroupedIndex
int[] TobeMatched

Now I want to check for every key, whether there are any matching values in the TobeMatched array. If it is matching, then keep only matching values for that key and remove other values. If there is no match, then delete the key.

Example:

GroupedIndex: [0] -> Key [X=1;Y=1]; Values [0] -> 5, [1] -> 10
              [1] -> Key [X=1;Y=2]; Values [0] -> 1, [1] -> 3, [2] -> 6
TobeMatched: {1,2,6}

Result expected:
New dictionary: [0] -> Key[X=1;Y=2]; Values [0] -> 1, [1] -> 6

is it possible to achieve this in linq?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1499

Answers (1)

Jon
Jon

Reputation: 437336

It's not possible to modify your original dictionary with LINQ, because LINQ is composed of pure operations (i.e. does not mutate the values it works on).

With pure LINQ it is possible to simply get a new dictionary with your specifications:

var newGroupedIndex = GroupedIndex
    .Select(pair => new { 
                        Key = pair.Key, 
                        Matched = pair.Value.Intersect(TobeMatched).ToList()
                        })
    .Where(o => o.Matched.Count != 0)
    .ToDictionary(o => o.Key, o => o.Matched);

See it in action.

Upvotes: 5

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