I am trying to understand why this linq does not compile (fundInvoices aren't visible):
Dictionary<Fund, IEnumerable<Invoice>> paidfundInvoices;
...
from fundInvoices in paidfundInvoices
from p in fundInvoices.Value
group p by p.VendorId into ps
select new Payment
{
FundId = fundInvoices.Key.FundId, // ERROR here
Value = ps.Sum(p => p.Amount)
}
So I went on to change this to anonymous type usage, and fundInvoices are magically visible here:
from fundInvoices in paidfundInvoices
select new
{
Fund = fundInvoices.Key,
Payments = from p in fundInvoices.Value
group p by p.VendorId into ps
select new Payment
{
FundId = fundInvoices.Key.FundId, // NO ERROR
Value = ps.Sum(p => p.Amount)
}
};
But that anonymous type seems to be redundant, I do not make any use of that. I just need a flat list of Payment objects. However my code only compiles that way...