Isso pode ser mais limpo ( você não precisa de todas as into
instruções ):
var query =
from order in dc.Orders
from vendor
in dc.Vendors
.Where(v => v.Id == order.VendorId)
.DefaultIfEmpty()
from status
in dc.Status
.Where(s => s.Id == order.StatusId)
.DefaultIfEmpty()
select new { Order = order, Vendor = vendor, Status = status }
//Vendor and Status properties will be null if the left join is null
Aqui está outro exemplo de junção esquerda
var results =
from expense in expenseDataContext.ExpenseDtos
where expense.Id == expenseId //some expense id that was passed in
from category
// left join on categories table if exists
in expenseDataContext.CategoryDtos
.Where(c => c.Id == expense.CategoryId)
.DefaultIfEmpty()
// left join on expense type table if exists
from expenseType
in expenseDataContext.ExpenseTypeDtos
.Where(e => e.Id == expense.ExpenseTypeId)
.DefaultIfEmpty()
// left join on currency table if exists
from currency
in expenseDataContext.CurrencyDtos
.Where(c => c.CurrencyID == expense.FKCurrencyID)
.DefaultIfEmpty()
select new
{
Expense = expense,
// category will be null if join doesn't exist
Category = category,
// expensetype will be null if join doesn't exist
ExpenseType = expenseType,
// currency will be null if join doesn't exist
Currency = currency
}