linq - Combining 2 lists and and remove duplicates .Output in a third list .My attempts do not work

Question

I always seem to have a problem when I need to compare 2 list and produce a 3rd list which include all unique items.I need to perform this quite often.

Attempt to reproduce the issue with a noddy example.

Am I missing something? Thanks for any suggestions

The wanted result

   Name= Jo1 Surname= Bloggs1 Category= Account
   Name= Jo2 Surname= Bloggs2 Category= Sales
   Name= Jo5 Surname= Bloggs5 Category= Development
   Name= Jo6 Surname= Bloggs6 Category= Management
   Name= Jo8 Surname= Bloggs8 Category= HR
   Name= Jo7 Surname= Bloggs7 Category= Cleaning

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
          List<Customer> listOne = new List<Customer>();
        List<Customer> listTwo = new List<Customer>();

        listOne.Add(new Customer { Category = "Account", Name = "Jo1", Surname = "Bloggs1" });
        listOne.Add(new Customer { Category = "Sales", Name = "Jo2", Surname = "Bloggs2" });
        listOne.Add(new Customer { Category = "Development", Name = "Jo5", Surname = "Bloggs5" });
        listOne.Add(new Customer { Category = "Management", Name = "Jo6", Surname = "Bloggs6" });



        listTwo.Add(new Customer { Category = "HR", Name = "Jo8", Surname = "Bloggs8" });
        listTwo.Add(new Customer { Category = "Sales", Name = "Jo2", Surname = "Bloggs2" });
        listTwo.Add(new Customer { Category = "Management", Name = "Jo6", Surname = "Bloggs6" });
        listTwo.Add(new Customer { Category = "Development", Name = "Jo5", Surname = "Bloggs5" });
        listTwo.Add(new Customer { Category = "Cleaning", Name = "Jo7", Surname = "Bloggs7" });


    List<Customer> resultList = listOne.Union(listTwo).ToList();//**I get duplicates why????**

        resultList.ForEach(customer => Console.WriteLine("Name= {0} Surname= {1} Category= {2}", customer.Name, customer.Surname, customer.Category));
        Console.Read();

        IEnumerable<Customer> resultList3 = listOne.Except(listTwo);//**Does not work**

        foreach (var customer in resultList3)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Name= {0} Surname= {1} Category= {2}", customer.Name, customer.Surname, customer.Category);
        }

        **//Does not work**
        var resultList2 = (listOne
                       .Where(n => !(listTwo
                           .Select(o => o.Category))
                           .Contains(n.Category)))
                       .OrderBy(n => n.Category);

        foreach (var customer in resultList2)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Name= {0} 
                             Surname= {1} 
                             Category= {2}", 

customer.Name, customer.Surname, customer.Category); } Console.Read();

  }
}

public class Customer
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Surname { get; set; }
    public string Category { get; set; }
}

Answer 1

Couldn't you do this by using the Concat and Distinct LINQ methods?

List<Customer> listOne;
List<Customer> listTwo;

List<Customer> uniqueList = listOne.Concat(listTwo).Distinct().ToList(); 

If necessary, you can use the Distinct() overload that takes an IEqualityComparer to create custom equality comparisons