c# - How to use Linq to find dates in listed but not in another -
i have 2 list objects: 1 describes list of shifts , describes list of sick leave. what trying compare 2 lists , return result gives list of sick leave, dates in sick-leave not in list of shifts. i have written code, not return list: var nonavailabledates =availability .where(a=>! shiftday.any(b=>b.shiftdate.date == a.startperiod.date)).tolist(); can please show me have gone wrong? thanks you're looking set difference operation, except() method in linq (will give elements in first collection not in second): list<datetime> shifts = new list<datetime>{ datetime.parse("1/1/2014"), datetime.parse("1/2/2014")}; list<datetime> sickleaves = new list<datetime>{datetime.parse("1/1/2014"), datetime.parse("1/3/2014")}; var sickleavesthatarenotalsoshifts = sickleaves.except(shifts); // contains 1/3/2014 edit: give shot. we're joining , taking items don't have match. var sickleavesnotin...