C# ObservableCollection Distinct not as expected

Question

From what I've read on Stack and other resources, this should yield a distinct collection of objects (essentially unique), however, that's not what I'm observing as a result. Any help would be appreciated.

ObservableCollection<CompanySummary> companies = 
   new ObservableCollection<CompanySummary>(DispatchListOriginal.Select(
   x => new CompanySummary { CompanyName = x.CompanyName, CompanyId = x.CompanyId })
   .Distinct());

(all of the above is on one line)

I've also tried this:

ObservableCollection<CompanySummary> companies = new ObservableCollection<CompanySummary>(DispatchListOriginal.Select(x => new CompanySummary { CompanyName = x.CompanyName, CompanyId = x.CompanyId }));
CompanyList = new ObservableCollection<CompanySummary>(companies.Distinct());

The result in both cases is a collection of CompanySummary objects however, there are duplicates.

Possible duplicate of [Distinct() with lambda?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1300088/distinct-with-lambda) — raven, May 06 '16 at 15:46

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 06 '16 at 15:27

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Distinct uses the Equals method.
Make sure that CompanySummary.Equals does what it should do.

answered May 06 '16 at 15:27

pomber

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Ahh, thanks for the insight, I understand now. will accept when stack allows :] – indubitablee May 06 '16 at 15:39

C# ObservableCollection Distinct not as expected

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