How to calculate multiple averages in one query in linq to entities

How t开发者_开发问答o do this in linq to entities in one query?

SELECT avg(Column1), avg(Column2), ... from MyTable 
where ColumnX = 234

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You could do something like that:

var averages = myTable
    .Where(item => item.ColumnX == 234)
    .Aggregate(
        new { count = 0, sum1 = 0.0, sum2 = 0.0 },
        (acc, item) => new { count = acc.count + 1, sum1 = acc.sum1 + item.Column1, sum2 = acc.sum2 + item.Column2 },
        acc => new { avg1 = acc.sum1 / acc.count, avg2 = acc.sum2 / acc.count });

Note the call to AsEnumerable() to force Aggregate to be executed locally (as EF probably doesn't know how to convert it to SQL) Actually it seems to work ;)

Alternatively, you could use this query:

var averages =
    from item in table
    where item.ColumnX == 234
    group item by 1 into g
    select new
    {
        Average1 = g.Average(i => i.Column1),
        Average2 = g.Average(i => i.Column2)
    };

The use of group by here is not very intuitive, but it's probably easier to read than the other solution. Not sure it can be converted to SQL though...