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VB.Net program to demonstrate the Let keyword in LINQ query syntax

Here, we are going to demonstrate the Let keyword in LINQ query syntax in VB.Net.
Submitted by Nidhi, on February 08, 2021 [Last updated : March 08, 2023]

VB.Net – Let Keyword in LINQ Query

In this program, we will demonstrate the Let keyword with LINQ query syntax. The Let keyword is used to projects a new range variable, allows re-use of the expression, and makes the query more readable.

Program/Source Code:

The source code to demonstrate the Let keyword in LINQ query syntax is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully.

VB.Net code to demonstrate the example of Let keyword in LINQ query syntax

'VB.NET program to demonstrate the 
'Let keyword in LINQ query syntax.

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
        Public salary As Integer
    End Class

    Sub Main()
        Dim empList = New List(Of Employee) From
        {
            New Employee() With {.id = 101, .name = "Amit", .age = 21, .salary = 5000},
            New Employee() With {.id = 102, .name = "varun", .age = 22, .salary = 5500},
            New Employee() With {.id = 103, .name = "vikas", .age = 23, .salary = 6000},
            New Employee() With {.id = 104, .name = "Karan", .age = 21, .salary = 6700},
            New Employee() With {.id = 105, .name = "Akki", .age = 26, .salary = 7500},
            New Employee() With {.id = 105, .name = "Anuj", .age = 23, .salary = 8700}
        }

        Dim lemps = From emp In empList
                    Let lowercaseEmployees = emp.name.ToLower()
                    Where lowercaseEmployees.StartsWith("v")
                    Select lowercaseEmployees

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

Output

Employees:
        varun
        vikas
Press any key to continue . . .

Explanation

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

The Main() function is the entry point for the program. In the Main() function, we created a list of employees and then get the employee names that are lower case and started with "v" and then print the result on the console screen.

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