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    <p>Ive got the following code that returns a set of results from the CRM and then I bind it to a dropDownList:</p> <pre><code> var context = new XrmServiceContext(); var contacts1 = ( from c in context.ContactSet join m in context.py3_membershipSet on c.ContactId equals m.py3_Member.Id where m.statuscode.Value == 1 orderby c.LastName select new { ContactId = c.ContactId, FirstName = c.FirstName, LastName = c.LastName, BranchCode = c.py3_BranchArea, Branch = (c.FormattedValues != null &amp;&amp; c.FormattedValues.Contains("py3_brancharea") ? c.FormattedValues["py3_brancharea"] : "N/a"), JobTitle = c.JobTitle, Organisation = (c.ParentCustomerId != null ? c.ParentCustomerId.Name : "N/a"), joinedAsCode = c.py3_SOLACEMemberJoinedAs, JoinedAs = (c.FormattedValues != null &amp;&amp; c.FormattedValues.Contains("py3_solacememberjoinedas") ? c.FormattedValues["py3_solacememberjoinedas"] : "N/a"), Expertise = (c.py3_SOLACEMemberAreasofExpertise != null &amp;&amp; c.py3_SOLACEMemberAreasofExpertise.Trim() != String.Empty ? c.py3_SOLACEMemberAreasofExpertise : "N/a") } ); </code></pre> <p>However, I need to make this into a method so that I can can call this set of results and do some LINQ on the returned data depending on some other criteria.</p> <p>Im new to using LINQ and the whole idea of 'var' to contain the result set, hence Im lost as to what type to make the method:</p> <pre><code> protected static **something** getContacts() { var context = new XrmServiceContext(); var contacts1 = ( from c in context.ContactSet join m in context.py3_membershipSet on c.ContactId equals m.py3_Member.Id where m.statuscode.Value == 1 orderby c.LastName select new { ContactId = c.ContactId, FirstName = c.FirstName, LastName = c.LastName, BranchCode = c.py3_BranchArea, Branch = (c.FormattedValues != null &amp;&amp; c.FormattedValues.Contains("py3_brancharea") ? c.FormattedValues["py3_brancharea"] : "N/a"), JobTitle = c.JobTitle, Organisation = (c.ParentCustomerId != null ? c.ParentCustomerId.Name : "N/a"), joinedAsCode = c.py3_SOLACEMemberJoinedAs, JoinedAs = (c.FormattedValues != null &amp;&amp; c.FormattedValues.Contains("py3_solacememberjoinedas") ? c.FormattedValues["py3_solacememberjoinedas"] : "N/a"), Expertise = (c.py3_SOLACEMemberAreasofExpertise != null &amp;&amp; c.py3_SOLACEMemberAreasofExpertise.Trim() != String.Empty ? c.py3_SOLACEMemberAreasofExpertise : "N/a") } ); return contacts; } </code></pre> <p>What type should it be? </p>
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