MyClass
consists of ID
ParentID
and List<MyClass>
as Children
I have list of MyClass
like this
ID ParentID
1 0
2 7
3 1
4 5
5 1
6 2
7 1
8 6
9 0
10 9
Output (Hierarchical list) as List<MyClass>
1 __ 3
|__ 5__ 4
|__ 7__ 2__ 6__ 8
|__ 11
9 __10
What is the simplest way to achieve this in linq?
P.S.: ParentID
not sorted
Edit:
My try:
class MyClass
{
public int ID;
public int ParentID;
public List<MyClass> Children = new List<MyClass>();
public MyClass(int id, int parent_id)
{
ID = id;
ParentID = parent_id;
}
}
initialize sample data and try to reach hierarchical data
List<MyClass> items = new List<MyClass>()
{
new MyClass(1, 0),
new MyClass(2, 7),
new MyClass(3, 1),
new MyClass(4, 5),
new MyClass(5, 1),
new MyClass(6, 2),
new MyClass(7,1),
new MyClass(8, 6),
new MyClass(9, 0),
new MyClass(10, 9),
new MyClass(11, 7),
};
Dictionary<int, MyClass> dic = items.ToDictionary(ee => ee.ID);
foreach (var c in items)
if (dic.ContainsKey(c.ParentID))
dic[c.ParentID].Children.Add(c);
as you can see, lots of items I don't want still in the dictionary
Recursion is not necessary here if you build the parent-child relationships before filtering. Since the members of the list remain the same objects, as long as you associate each member of the list with its immediate children, all of the necessary relationships will be built.
This can be done in two lines:
items.ForEach(item => item.Children = items.Where(child => child.ParentID == item.ID)
.ToList());
List<MyClass> topItems = items.Where(item => item.ParentID == 0).ToList();
For hierarchical data, you need recursion - a foreach loop won't suffice.
Action<MyClass> SetChildren = null;
SetChildren = parent =>
{
parent.Children = items
.Where(childItem => childItem.ParentID == parent.ID)
.ToList();
//Recursively call the SetChildren method for each child.
parent.Children
.ForEach(SetChildren);
};
//Initialize the hierarchical list to root level items
List<MyClass> hierarchicalItems = items
.Where(rootItem => rootItem.ParentID == 0)
.ToList();
//Call the SetChildren method to set the children on each root level item.
hierarchicalItems.ForEach(SetChildren);
items
is the same list you use. Notice how the SetChildren
method is called within itself. This is what constructs the hierarchy.
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