using System.Collections.Generic;
public static void Main()
var transactions = new List<Transaction>
new Transaction { Category = "Saving Account", Amount = 56, Date = DateTime.Today.AddDays(1) },
new Transaction { Category = "Saving Account", Amount = 10, Date = DateTime.Today.AddDays(-10) },
new Transaction { Category = "Credit Card", Amount = 15, Date = DateTime.Today.AddDays(1) },
new Transaction { Category = "Credit Card", Amount = 56, Date = DateTime.Today },
new Transaction { Category = "Current Account", Amount = 100, Date = DateTime.Today.AddDays(5) },
var summaryApproach1 = transactions.GroupBy(t => t.Category)
Amount = t.Sum(ta => ta.Amount),
Console.WriteLine("-- Summary: Approach 1 --");
summaryApproach1.ForEach(
row => Console.WriteLine($"Category: {row.Category}, Amount: {row.Amount}, Count: {row.Count}"));
var summaryApproach2 = transactions.GroupBy(t => t.Category, (key, t) =>
var transactionArray = t as Transaction[] ?? t.ToArray();
Count = transactionArray.Length,
Amount = transactionArray.Sum(ta => ta.Amount),
Console.WriteLine("-- Summary: Approach 2 --");
summaryApproach2.ForEach(
row => Console.WriteLine($"Category: {row.Category}, Amount: {row.Amount}, Count: {row.Count}"));
public string Category { get; set; }
public DateTime Date { get; set; }
public decimal Amount { get; set; }