How to create Model based C# List from Database - entity-framework

Question

I have Models created through Entity Framework as:
public partial class Order
{
public Order()
{
this.OrderDetails = new HashSet<OrderDetail>();
}
public int OrderID { get; set; }
public string OrderNo { get; set; }
public System.DateTime OrderDate { get; set; }
public string Description { get; set; }
public virtual ICollection<OrderDetail> OrderDetails { get; set; }
}
Then another Details Table:
public partial class OrderDetail
{
public int OrderItemsID { get; set; }
public int OrderID { get; set; }
public string ItemName { get; set; }
public int Quantity { get; set; }
public decimal Rate { get; set; }
public decimal TotalAmount { get; set; }
public virtual Order Order { get; set; }
}
To See the Master Detail Data I made MasterDetails model As:
public class OrderVM
{
public string OrderNo { get; set; }
public DateTime OrderDate { get; set; }
public string Description { get; set; }
public List<OrderDetail> OrderDetails {get;set;}
}
I'm trying to make a method that return a LIST with Join query results but
I'm receiving #Anonymous type error here is my Code:
public static List<OrderVM > mylist()
{
List<OrderVM> slist = new List<OrderVM>();
using (MyDatabaseEntities1 dc = new MyDatabaseEntities1())
{
var myvalues = from O in dc.Orders
join D in dc.OrderDetails
on
O.OrderID equals D.OrderID
select new
{
O.OrderID,
O.OrderDate,
D.Quantity,
D.Rate
};
foreach(var myorders in myvalues)
{
slist.Add(myorders);
}
return slist;
}
}
I need a help that how I can I create a generic list with database fields

Answer 1

Create new class:
public class OrderDetailsModel
{
public int OrderId { get; set; }
public DateTime OrderDate { get; set; }
public int Quantity { get; set; }
public decimal Rate { get; set; }
}
and return list of objects of this class from your method:
using (MyDatabaseEntities1 dc = new MyDatabaseEntities1())
{
var myvalues = from O in dc.Orders
join D in dc.OrderDetails
on
O.OrderID equals D.OrderID
select new OrderDetailsModel
{
OrderId = O.OrderID,
OrderDate = O.OrderDate,
Quantity = D.Quantity,
Rate = D.Rate
};
return myvalues.ToList();
}