使用lambda表达式

db.Categories    
  .GroupJoin(db.Products,
      Category => Category.CategoryId,
      Product => Product.CategoryId,
      (x, y) => new { Category = x, Products = y })
  .SelectMany(
      xy => xy.Products.DefaultIfEmpty(),
      (x, y) => new { Category = x.Category, Product = y })
  .Select(s => new
  {
      CategoryName = s.Category.Name,     
      ProductName = s.Product.Name   
  });

这是一般形式(已经在其他答案中提供了)

var c =
    from a in alpha
    join b in beta on b.field1 equals a.field1 into b_temp
    from b_value in b_temp.DefaultIfEmpty()
    select new { Alpha = a, Beta = b_value };

然而，这里有一个解释，我希望能澄清这实际上是什么意思!

join b in beta on b.field1 equals a.field1 into b_temp

本质上创建了一个单独的结果集b_temp，其中有效地包含了右边条目的空“rows”('b'中的条目)。

然后是下一行:

from b_value in b_temp.DefaultIfEmpty()

．．遍历该结果集，为右侧的'row'设置默认空值，并将右侧的行连接的结果设置为'b_value'的值(即，如果有匹配的记录，则为右侧的值，如果没有则为'null')。

现在，如果右边是一个单独的LINQ查询的结果，它将由匿名类型组成，它只能是'something'或'null'。如果它是一个可枚举的对象(例如，一个List -其中MyObjectB是一个有2个字段的类)，那么它可以具体说明它的属性使用什么默认的“null”值:

var c =
    from a in alpha
    join b in beta on b.field1 equals a.field1 into b_temp
    from b_value in b_temp.DefaultIfEmpty( new MyObjectB { Field1 = String.Empty, Field2 = (DateTime?) null })
    select new { Alpha = a, Beta_field1 = b_value.Field1, Beta_field2 = b_value.Field2 };

这确保了'b'本身不是空的(但它的属性可以是空的，使用您指定的默认空值)，这允许您检查b_value的属性，而不会得到b_value的空引用异常。注意，对于可空的DateTime， (DateTime?)类型，即。'nullable DateTime'必须在'DefaultIfEmpty'的规范中指定为null的'Type'(这也适用于'原生'不为空的类型，例如double, float)。

您可以通过简单地链接上述语法来执行多个左外连接。

使用lambda表达式

db.Categories    
  .GroupJoin(db.Products,
      Category => Category.CategoryId,
      Product => Product.CategoryId,
      (x, y) => new { Category = x, Products = y })
  .SelectMany(
      xy => xy.Products.DefaultIfEmpty(),
      (x, y) => new { Category = x.Category, Product = y })
  .Select(s => new
  {
      CategoryName = s.Category.Name,     
      ProductName = s.Product.Name   
  });

如果使用数据库驱动的LINQ提供程序，则可以这样编写可读性明显更好的左外连接:

from c in categories 
from p in products.Where(c == p.Category).DefaultIfEmpty()

如果省略DefaultIfEmpty()，则有一个内部连接。

拿一个公认的答案来说:

  from c in categories
    join p in products on c equals p.Category into ps
    from p in ps.DefaultIfEmpty()

这个语法非常混乱，当你想要左连接MULTIPLE表时，它是如何工作的并不清楚。

请注意 应该注意的是，Repo.whatever.Where(condition). defaultifempty()中的from alias与外部应用/左连接-lateral相同，任何(像样的)数据库优化器都完全能够将其转换为左连接，只要您不引入每行值(也就是实际的外部应用)。不要在Linq-2-Objects中这样做(因为当你使用Linq-to-Objects时没有DB-optimizer)。

详细的例子

var query2 = (
    from users in Repo.T_User
    from mappings in Repo.T_User_Group
         .Where(mapping => mapping.USRGRP_USR == users.USR_ID)
         .DefaultIfEmpty() // <== makes join left join
    from groups in Repo.T_Group
         .Where(gruppe => gruppe.GRP_ID == mappings.USRGRP_GRP)
         .DefaultIfEmpty() // <== makes join left join

    // where users.USR_Name.Contains(keyword)
    // || mappings.USRGRP_USR.Equals(666)  
    // || mappings.USRGRP_USR == 666 
    // || groups.Name.Contains(keyword)

    select new
    {
         UserId = users.USR_ID
        ,UserName = users.USR_User
        ,UserGroupId = groups.ID
        ,GroupName = groups.Name
    }

);


var xy = (query2).ToList();

当与LINQ 2 SQL一起使用时，它将很好地翻译为以下非常清晰的SQL查询:

SELECT 
     users.USR_ID AS UserId 
    ,users.USR_User AS UserName 
    ,groups.ID AS UserGroupId 
    ,groups.Name AS GroupName 
FROM T_User AS users

LEFT JOIN T_User_Group AS mappings
   ON mappings.USRGRP_USR = users.USR_ID

LEFT JOIN T_Group AS groups
    ON groups.GRP_ID == mappings.USRGRP_GRP

编辑:

参见" 将SQL Server查询转换为Linq查询 对于一个更复杂的例子。

此外，如果你在LINQ -2- objects(而不是LINQ -2-SQL)中这样做，你应该用老式的方式来做(因为LINQ to SQL正确地将此转换为连接操作，但在对象上，这种方法强制完全扫描，并且不利用索引搜索，无论如何…):

    var query2 = (
    from users in Repo.T_Benutzer
    join mappings in Repo.T_Benutzer_Benutzergruppen on mappings.BEBG_BE equals users.BE_ID into tmpMapp
    join groups in Repo.T_Benutzergruppen on groups.ID equals mappings.BEBG_BG into tmpGroups
    from mappings in tmpMapp.DefaultIfEmpty()
    from groups in tmpGroups.DefaultIfEmpty()
    select new
    {
         UserId = users.BE_ID
        ,UserName = users.BE_User
        ,UserGroupId = mappings.BEBG_BG
        ,GroupName = groups.Name
    }

);

我想补充的是，如果您获得MoreLinq扩展，现在支持同质和异构左连接

http://morelinq.github.io/2.8/ref/api/html/Overload_MoreLinq_MoreEnumerable_LeftJoin.htm

例子:

//Pretend a ClientCompany object and an Employee object both have a ClientCompanyID key on them

return DataContext.ClientCompany
    .LeftJoin(DataContext.Employees,                         //Table being joined
        company => company.ClientCompanyID,                  //First key
        employee => employee.ClientCompanyID,                //Second Key
        company => new {company, employee = (Employee)null}, //Result selector when there isn't a match
        (company, employee) => new { company, employee });   //Result selector when there is a match

编辑:

回想起来，这可能会起作用，但它将IQueryable转换为IEnumerable，因为morelinq不会将查询转换为SQL。

您可以使用如下所述的GroupJoin: https://stackoverflow.com/a/24273804/4251433

这将确保它仍然是一个IQueryable，以防您以后需要对它进行进一步的逻辑操作。

看看这个例子

class Person
{
    public int ID { get; set; }
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    public string LastName { get; set; }
    public string Phone { get; set; }
}

class Pet
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public Person Owner { get; set; }
}

public static void LeftOuterJoinExample()
{
    Person magnus = new Person {ID = 1, FirstName = "Magnus", LastName = "Hedlund"};
    Person terry = new Person {ID = 2, FirstName = "Terry", LastName = "Adams"};
    Person charlotte = new Person {ID = 3, FirstName = "Charlotte", LastName = "Weiss"};
    Person arlene = new Person {ID = 4, FirstName = "Arlene", LastName = "Huff"};

    Pet barley = new Pet {Name = "Barley", Owner = terry};
    Pet boots = new Pet {Name = "Boots", Owner = terry};
    Pet whiskers = new Pet {Name = "Whiskers", Owner = charlotte};
    Pet bluemoon = new Pet {Name = "Blue Moon", Owner = terry};
    Pet daisy = new Pet {Name = "Daisy", Owner = magnus};

    // Create two lists.
    List<Person> people = new List<Person> {magnus, terry, charlotte, arlene};
    List<Pet> pets = new List<Pet> {barley, boots, whiskers, bluemoon, daisy};

    var query = from person in people
        where person.ID == 4
        join pet in pets on person equals pet.Owner  into personpets
        from petOrNull in personpets.DefaultIfEmpty()
        select new { Person=person, Pet = petOrNull}; 



    foreach (var v in query )
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-15}{1}", v.Person.FirstName + ":", (v.Pet == null ? "Does not Exist" : v.Pet.Name));
    }
}

// This code produces the following output:
//
// Magnus:        Daisy
// Terry:         Barley
// Terry:         Boots
// Terry:         Blue Moon
// Charlotte:     Whiskers
// Arlene:

现在你可以从左边包含元素，即使那个元素在右边没有匹配，在我们的例子中，我们检索了Arlene，即使他在右边没有匹配

这是参考资料

如何:执行左外连接(c#编程指南)