I want to return a multidimensional array to hold in a session but not sure how to return it from linq:

```
public string[] GetCountryAndManufacturerForUser(int userId)
{

        var array = (from xx in _er.UserRoles
                     join xy in _er.Countries on xx.CountryId equals xy.Id
                     join xz in _er.Manufacturers on xx.ManufacturerId equals xz.Id
                     where xx.UserId == userId
                     select new { xy.Name, xz.Description }).ToArray();   

    return??
}

```

i know i m doing something wrong here just not sure what.

Edit:

The following fields need to be returned - xy.Name, xz.Description

like:

```
 { "1", "aaa" },
   { "2", "bbb" }

```

Edit:

I have tried the example below and they haven t quite got to where i need to be - i thought something like the following should work:

```
 /// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="userId"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public string[,] GetCountryAndManufacturerForUser(int userId)
    {

        var array = (from xx in _er.UserRoles
                     join xy in _er.Countries on xx.CountryId equals xy.Id
                     join xz in _er.Manufacturers on xx.ManufacturerId equals xz.Id
                     where xx.UserId == userId
                     select new { xy.Name, xz.Description }).ToArray();

          return array;

    }

```

But it complains about return array;

Edit:

The closest i ve got is the following:

```
/// <summary>
        /// 
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="userId"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public string[][] GetCountryAndManufacturerForUser(int userId)
    {

        //var array = (from xx in _er.UserRoles
        //             join xy in _er.Countries on xx.CountryId equals xy.Id
        //             join xz in _er.Manufacturers on xx.ManufacturerId equals xz.Id
        //             where xx.UserId == userId
        //             select new { xy.Name, xz.Description }).ToArray();

        var countryArray = (from xx in _er.UserRoles
                            join xy in _er.Countries on xx.CountryId equals xy.Id
                            join xz in _er.Manufacturers on xx.ManufacturerId equals xz.Id
                            where xx.UserId == userId
                            select xy.Name).ToArray();

        var manufacturerArray = (from xx in _er.UserRoles
                                 join xy in _er.Countries on xx.CountryId equals xy.Id
                                 join xz in _er.Manufacturers on xx.ManufacturerId equals xz.Id
                                 where xx.UserId == userId
                                 select xz.Description).ToArray();

       // return array;
         return new string[][] { countryArray, manufacturerArray };
    }

```

but this return two array :

```
 var userManuCountry = _userRoleRepository.GetCountryAndManufacturerForUser(u.Id);

 userManuCountry    {string[2][]}   string[][]
            [0] {string[6]} string[]
            [0] "Germany"   string
            [1] "France"    string
            [2] "United Kingdom"    string
            [3] "Netherlands"   string
            [4] "United States" string
            [5] "United Kingdom"    string
    -       [1] {string[6]} string[]
            [0] "Dove"  string
            [1] "Dove"  string
            [2] "Dove"  string
            [3] "Dove"  string
            [4] "Dove"  string
            [5] "Sure"  string

```