Method FullOuterMergeJoin

FullOuterMergeJoin<TLeft, TRight, TKey>(IEnumerable<TLeft>, IEnumerable<TRight>, Func<TLeft, TKey>, Func<TRight, TKey>, IComparer<TKey>?)

Performs a full outer join on two heterogeneous sequences.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<(TLeft? Left, TRight? Right)> FullOuterMergeJoin<TLeft, TRight, TKey>(this IEnumerable<TLeft> left, IEnumerable<TRight> right, Func<TLeft, TKey> leftKeySelector, Func<TRight, TKey> rightKeySelector, IComparer<TKey>? comparer = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IEnumerable<TLeft>	left	The first sequence.
IEnumerable<TRight>	right	The second sequence.
Func<TLeft, TKey>	leftKeySelector	A function to extract the join key from each element of the first sequence.
Func<TRight, TKey>	rightKeySelector	A function to extract the join key from each element of the second sequence.
IComparer<TKey>	comparer	An IEqualityComparer<T> to hash and compare keys.

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<(TLeft Left, TRight Right)>	A sequence containing values from a full outer join of the two input sequences.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TLeft	The type of elements in the first sequence.
TRight	The type of elements in the second sequence.
TKey	The type of the key returned by the key selector functions.

Remarks

The result of this method is a `full outer`-join. All elements from both left and right are returned; matching elements are returned together, and elements that do not match are returned with a default value for the other.

This method is implemented using a `merge`-join. The sequences left and right are assumed to be already sorted. Results from using unsorted sequences with this method are undefined. Each sequence is enumerated exactly once in a parallel fashion, until both sequences are fully enumerated.

This method uses deferred execution and streams its results.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to execute an full outer merge join of two sequences using FullOuterMergeJoin.

var people = new Person[]
{
    new("John Doe", 1),
    new("Jane Doe", 6),
    new("Lucy Ricardo", 4),
    new("Ricky Ricardo", 2),
    new("Fred Mertz", 3),
    new("Ethel Mertz", 5),
};

var pets = new Pet[]
{
    new("Bear", 8),
    new("Polly", 2),
    new("Minnie", 2),
    new("Mittens", 1),
    new("Patches", 1),
    new("Paws", 1),
};

var results = people.OrderBy(p => p.PersonId)
    .FullOuterMergeJoin(
        pets.OrderBy(p => p.PersonId),
        p => p.PersonId,
        p => p.PersonId);

foreach (var (person, pet) in results)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"({person?.Name ?? "N/A"}, {pet?.Name ?? "No Pets"})");
}

// This code produces the following output:
// (John Doe, Mittens)
// (John Doe, Patches)
// (John Doe, Paws)
// (Jane Doe, No Pets)
// (Lucy Ricardo, No Pets)
// (Ricky Ricardo, Polly)
// (Ricky Ricardo, Minnie)
// (Fred Mertz, No Pets)
// (Ethel Mertz, No Pets)
// (N/A, Bear)

record Person(string Name, int PersonId);
record Pet(string Name, int PersonId);

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	left, right, leftKeySelector, or rightKeySelector is null.

FullOuterMergeJoin<TLeft, TRight, TKey, TResult>(IEnumerable<TLeft>, IEnumerable<TRight>, Func<TLeft, TKey>, Func<TRight, TKey>, Func<TLeft, TResult>, Func<TRight, TResult>, Func<TLeft, TRight, TResult>, IComparer<TKey>?)

Performs a full outer join on two heterogeneous sequences.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<TResult> FullOuterMergeJoin<TLeft, TRight, TKey, TResult>(this IEnumerable<TLeft> left, IEnumerable<TRight> right, Func<TLeft, TKey> leftKeySelector, Func<TRight, TKey> rightKeySelector, Func<TLeft, TResult> leftResultSelector, Func<TRight, TResult> rightResultSelector, Func<TLeft, TRight, TResult> bothResultSelector, IComparer<TKey>? comparer = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IEnumerable<TLeft>	left	The first sequence.
IEnumerable<TRight>	right	The second sequence.
Func<TLeft, TKey>	leftKeySelector	A function to extract the join key from each element of the first sequence.
Func<TRight, TKey>	rightKeySelector	A function to extract the join key from each element of the second sequence.
Func<TLeft, TResult>	leftResultSelector	A function to create a result element from a left value that does not have a matching value in right.
Func<TRight, TResult>	rightResultSelector	A function to create a result element from a right value that does not have a matching value in left.
Func<TLeft, TRight, TResult>	bothResultSelector	A function to create a result element from two matching elements.
IComparer<TKey>	comparer	An IEqualityComparer<T> to hash and compare keys.

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<TResult>	A sequence containing values projected from a right outer join of the two input sequences.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TLeft	The type of elements in the first sequence.
TRight	The type of elements in the second sequence.
TKey	The type of the key returned by the key selector functions.
TResult	The type of the result elements.

Remarks

The result of this method is a `full outer`-join. Values are projected using bothResultSelector when matching elements are found in both left and right sequences. Values are projected using leftKeySelector when elements in left do not have a matching element in right. Values are projected using rightResultSelector when elements in right do not have a matching element in left.

This method is implemented using a `merge`-join. The sequences left and right are assumed to be already sorted. Results from using unsorted sequences with this method are undefined. Each sequence is enumerated exactly once in a parallel fashion, until both sequences are fully enumerated.

This method uses deferred execution and streams its results.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to execute an full outer merge join of two sequences using FullOuterMergeJoin.

var people = new Person[]
{
    new("John Doe", 1),
    new("Jane Doe", 6),
    new("Lucy Ricardo", 4),
    new("Ricky Ricardo", 2),
    new("Fred Mertz", 3),
    new("Ethel Mertz", 5),
};

var pets = new Pet[]
{
    new("Bear", 8),
    new("Polly", 2),
    new("Minnie", 2),
    new("Mittens", 1),
    new("Patches", 1),
    new("Paws", 1),
};

var results = people.OrderBy(p => p.PersonId)
    .FullOuterMergeJoin(
        pets.OrderBy(p => p.PersonId),
        p => p.PersonId,
        p => p.PersonId,
        person => $"({person.Name}, No Pets)",
        pet => $"(N/A, {pet.Name})",
        (person, pet) => $"({person.Name}, {pet.Name})");

foreach (var str in results)
    Console.WriteLine(str);

// This code produces the following output:
// (John Doe, Mittens)
// (John Doe, Patches)
// (John Doe, Paws)
// (Jane Doe, No Pets)
// (Lucy Ricardo, No Pets)
// (Ricky Ricardo, Polly)
// (Ricky Ricardo, Minnie)
// (Fred Mertz, No Pets)
// (Ethel Mertz, No Pets)
// (N/A, Bear)

record Person(string Name, int PersonId);
record Pet(string Name, int PersonId);

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	left, right, leftKeySelector, rightKeySelector, leftResultSelector, rightResultSelector, or bothResultSelector is null.