Hi Kim

If I understand  you correctly you just want to filter out the Person one in your DynamicNode list. You can do that in various ways depending on what suits you best.

List<DynamicNode> pages =new DynamicNode(Model.AncestorOrSelf("Home"))
        .Descendants("Person")
        .Items.Where(x => x.Visible)
        .OrderBy(x => r.Next())
        .Take(numberOfItems)
        .ToList();
}

After .Descendants("Person") you can skip one with .Skip(1) that should remove the first one.

Or sort it out with a .Where(x => x.Name == "Person1").

Some of it might not be entirely correct as I didn't open VS to check, but should give you some pointers :)

Hi Niels,

Thank you very much for your answer! 

But I want to filter out 'Person1' if I am visiting that node or child nodes of 'Person1'. Similar if I am visiting 'Person2' or on of Person2 child nodes. It has to show two other persons :)

Best regards
Kim 

Hi Kim

That makes a lot of sense. Well then you want to test if the DynamicNode is either the the same as the node your on or if it fits the nodes ancestors.

Some freehand coding that can get you started:

List<DynamicNode> pages = new DynamicNode(Model.AncestorOrSelf("Home"))
        .Descendants("Person").Where(x => !Model.AncestorsOrSelf().Any(y => y.Id == x.Id)
        .Items.Where(x => x.Visible)
        .OrderBy(x => r.Next())
        .Take(numberOfItems)
        .ToList();

I try to get the Model (The node you are on). Test if any of the ancestors or the node itself has an Id that matches the id of the node you try to iterate. And only take those that doesn't match.

Hi Niels,

I think it's really close ...

List<DynamicNode> pages = new DynamicNode(Model.AncestorOrSelf("Home"))
    .Descendants("Person").Where(x => !Model.AncestorsOrSelf().Any(y => y.Id == x.Id))
    .Items.Where(x => x.Visible)
    .OrderBy(x => r.Next())
    .Take(numberOfItems)
    .ToList();
}

I have added a ')' at the end of line 2, but I get this error:

CS1977: Cannot use a lambda expression as an argument to a dynamically dispatched operation without first casting it to a delegate or expression tree type

Hope you can help me once more :)

Best regards

I can't wait till I get better. Being sick really messes up my brain.

List<DynamicNode> pages =newDynamicNode(Model.AncestorOrSelf("Home"))
        .Descendants("Person")
        .Items.Where(x => x.Visible && !Model.AncestorsOrSelf().Any(y => y.Id== x.Id))
        .OrderBy(x => r.Next())
        .Take(numberOfItems)
        .ToList();
} 

I think this works. :)

Hi again,

I sincerely thank you for your time!

It still comes with the same error :(

@using umbraco.MacroEngines;

@inherits umbraco.MacroEngines.DynamicNodeContext

@{ 
var r = new Random();
var numberOfItems = 2;


List<DynamicNode> pages = new DynamicNode(Model.AncestorOrSelf("Home"))
        .Descendants("Person")
        .Items.Where(x => x.Visible && !Model.AncestorsOrSelf().Any(y => y.Id == x.Id))
        .OrderBy(x => r.Next())
        .Take(numberOfItems)
        .ToList();
} 

And it works with uQuery!

Thank you - I owe you a giant beer!

I'll take a beer any day ;) Glad I could help.

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