on (C# Reference)

The on contextual keyword is used in the join clause of a query expression to specify the join condition.

Example

The following example shows the use of on in a join clause.

var innerJoinQuery =
    from category in categories
    join prod in products on category.ID equals prod.CategoryID
    select new { ProductName = prod.Name, Category = category.Name }; 

See Also

Concepts

LINQ Query Expressions (C# Programming Guide)

Other Resources

C# Reference

Change History

Date	History	Reason
July 2008	Added topic.	Information enhancement.