Select data from anonymous collection

Question

How can I get output like first query from second query.

Query 1:

var students = context.Students.Select(o => new
        {
            id = o.StdId,
            name = o.Name
        });

Query 2:

var students = context.Database.SqlQuery<object/??>("SELECT  StdId id, Name name FROM Students");

Answer 1

You cannot use context.Database.SqlQuery with an anonymous type. You need to define you Student class (with Id, Name) and use it.

Answer 2

See code below

 using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Data.SqlClient; using System.Data; namespace ConsoleApplication21 { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { string connStr = "Enter your connection string here"; string SQL = "SELECT StdId id, Name name FROM Students"; SqlDataAdapter adapter = new SqlDataAdapter(SQL, connStr); DataTable dt = new DataTable(); adapter.Fill(dt); var student = dt.AsEnumerable() .Select(x => new { id = x.Field<int>("id"), name = x.Field<string>("name") }).ToList(); } } }