How to get first record in each group using Linq
var result = input.GroupBy(x => x.F1, (key,g) => g.OrderBy(e => e.F2).First());
var res = from element in list
group element by element.F1
into groups
select groups.OrderBy(p => p.F2).First();
The awnser of @Alireza is totally correct, but you must notice that when using this code
var res = from element in list
group element by element.F1
into groups
select groups.OrderBy(p => p.F2).First();
which is simillar to this code because you ordering the list and then do the grouping so you are getting the first row of groups
var res = (from element in list)
.OrderBy(x => x.F2)
.GroupBy(x => x.F1)
.Select()
Now if you want to do something more complex like take the same grouping result but take the first element of F2 and the last element of F3 or something more custom you can do it by studing the code bellow
var res = (from element in list)
.GroupBy(x => x.F1)
.Select(y => new
{
F1 = y.FirstOrDefault().F1;
F2 = y.First().F2;
F3 = y.Last().F3;
});
So you will get something like
F1 F2 F3
-----------------------------------
Nima 1990 12
John 2001 2
Sara 2010 4
Use it to achieve what you want. Then decide which properties you want to return.
yourList.OrderBy(l => l.Id).GroupBy(l => new { GroupName = l.F1}).Select(r => r.Key.GroupName)