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    Compare two data table in c# linq

    I have datable with 10000 records. And another datatable with 1 lakh records.

    I need to compare two datable for getting close match records.
    Column 1 from datatable1 need to compare with column1, column2, column3 from datatable2
  • #768646
    You could use LINQ to join the two DataTable objects, matching every column. Then take the IQueryable and find all the rows in the first two DataTable objects which are not in the IQueryable.

    private void SampleSolution(DataTable dt1, DataTable dt2)
    {
    //If you have primary keys:
    var results = from table1 in dt1.AsEnumerable()
    join table2 in dt2.AsEnumerable() on table1.Field<int>("id") equals table2.Field<int>("id")
    where table1.Field<int>("ColumnA") != table2.Field<int>("ColumnA") || table1.Field<int>("ColumnB") != table2.Field<int>("ColumnB") || table1.Field<String>("ColumnC") != table2.Field<String>("ColumnC")
    select table1;
    //This will give you the rows in dt1 which do not match the rows in dt2. You will need to expand the where clause to include all your columns.


    //If you do not have primarry keys then you will need to match up each column and then find the missing.
    var matched = from table1 in dt1.AsEnumerable()
    join table2 in dt2.AsEnumerable() on table1.Field<int>("ColumnA") equals table2.Field<int>("ColumnA")
    where table1.Field<int>("ColumnB") == table2.Field<int>("ColumnB") || table1.Field<string>("ColumnC") == table2.Field<string>("ColumnC") || table1.Field<object>("ColumnD") == table2.Field<object>("ColumnD")
    select table1;
    var missing = from table1 in dt1.AsEnumerable()
    where !matched.Contains(table1)
    select table1;
    //This should give you the rows which do not have a match. You will need to expand the where clause to include all your columns.
    }

    Thanks
    Koolprasd2003
    Editor, DotNetSpider MVM
    Microsoft MVP 2014 [ASP.NET/IIS]


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