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VB.Net program to select specified fields using LINQ query

Here, we are going to learn how to select specified fields using LINQ query in VB.Net?
Submitted by Nidhi, on January 26, 2021 [Last updated : March 08, 2023]

VB.Net – Selecting specified fields using LINQ query

In this program, we will use the LINQ query to select the specified fields. After that print values select fields on the console screen.

Program/Source Code:

The source code to select specified fields using the LINQ query is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully.

VB.Net code to select specified fields using LINQ query

'VB.NET program to select specified columns 
'using LINQ query.

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Linq

Module Module1
    Public Class Employee
        Public id As Integer
        Public name As String
        Public age As Integer
    End Class

    Sub Main()
        Dim empList = New List(Of Employee) From
        {
            New Employee() With {.id = 101, .name = "Amit", .age = 21},
            New Employee() With {.id = 102, .name = "Arun", .age = 22},
            New Employee() With {.id = 103, .name = "Aman", .age = 23},
            New Employee() With {.id = 104, .name = "Amar", .age = 21},
            New Employee() With {.id = 105, .name = "Akki", .age = 22},
            New Employee() With {.id = 105, .name = "Anuj", .age = 23}
        }

        Dim selectResult = From emp In empList
                           Select New With {.name = emp.name, .age = emp.age}

        Console.WriteLine("Employees: ")
        For Each emp In selectResult
            Console.WriteLine(vbTab & emp.name & " " & emp.age)
        Next
    End Sub
End Module

Output

Employees:
        Amit 21
        Arun 22
        Aman 23
        Amar 21
        Akki 22
        Anuj 23
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Explanation

In the above program, we created a module Module1 that contains the Employee class and Main() function. The Employee class contains three data members id, name, and age.

The Main() function is the entry point for the program. In the Main() function we created the list of employees. Here, we selected two column names and age from the employee list using the Select clause in the LINQ query and then printed the employee detail on the console screen.

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