using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

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// Example of Cup Numbers update //

public class Program

{

    static List<Sample> Samples;

    static bool AddReplicatesAfterOriginalSample = true;

    public static void Main()

    {

        Samples = new List<Sample>();

        BuildRun();

        AddReplicates();

        if (AddReplicatesAfterOriginalSample)

        {

            GenerateNewCupNumbers();

        }

        // Display result

        Console.WriteLine("Cup - Sample - Rep - Dilution");

        Samples.ForEach(sample => Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0:D2} - {1} - {2} - {3}", sample.CupNumber, sample.SampleCode, sample.Rep, sample.Dilution)));

    }

    private static void BuildRun()

    {

        Samples.Add(new Sample() { SampleCode = "QC-2719518-001", Rep = 1 });

        Samples.Add(new Sample() { SampleCode = "QC-2719518-002", Rep = 1 });

        Samples.Add(new Sample() { SampleCode = "PR2100000001", Rep = 1 });

        Samples.Add(new Sample() { SampleCode = "QC-2719518-004", Rep = 1 });

        Samples.Add(new Sample() { SampleCode = "PR2100000002", Rep = 1 });

        Samples.Add(new Sample() { SampleCode = "PR2100000003", Rep = 1 });

        Samples.Add(new Sample() { SampleCode = "PR2100000004", Rep = 1 });

        Samples.Add(new Sample() { SampleCode = "PR2100000005", Rep = 1 });

    }

    private static void AddReplicates()

    {

        Samples.Add(new Sample() { SampleCode = "PR2100000001", Rep = 2, Dilution = "10" });

        Samples.Add(new Sample() { SampleCode = "QC-2719518-004", Rep = 2, Dilution = "10" });

        Samples.Add(new Sample() { SampleCode = "PR2100000001", Rep = 3, Dilution = "100" });

        Samples.Add(new Sample() { SampleCode = "QC-2719518-004", Rep = 3, Dilution = "100" });

    }

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    private static void GenerateNewCupNumbers()

    {

        int i = 0;

        foreach (var sample in Samples)

        {

            var sampleWithReplicates = Samples

                    .Where(s => s.SampleCode == sample.SampleCode)

                    .Where(s => !s.CupNumbered)

                    .OrderBy(s => s.Rep);

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            foreach (var item in sampleWithReplicates)

            {

                i++;

                item.CupNumber = i;

                item.CupNumbered = true;

            }

        }

        Samples = Samples.OrderBy(x => x.CupNumber).ToList();

    }

}

​

public class Sample

{

    public string SampleCode { get; set; }

    public int CupNumber { get; set; }

    public int Rep { get; set; }

    public string Dilution { get; set; }

    public bool CupNumbered { get; set; }

}