LINQ join two DataTables

This will let you default to 0 if the row doesn’t exist in table2:

var result = from dataRows1 in table1.AsEnumerable()
             join dataRows2 in table2.AsEnumerable()
             on dataRows1.Field<string>("ID") equals dataRows2.Field<string>("ID") into lj
             from r in lj.DefaultIfEmpty()
             select dtResult.LoadDataRow(new object[]
             {
                dataRows1.Field<string>("ID"),
                dataRows1.Field<string>("name"),
                r == null ? 0 : r.Field<int>("stock")
              }, false);

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