Linq IEnumerable to entity cast error - vb.net

Question

Please refer to my following code. An exception error occurs at the return value.
Unable to cast object of type 'System.Data.Objects.ObjectQuery1[VB$AnonymousType_23[System.String,System.String,System.String]]' to type 'System.Collections.Generic.List`1[MyEntities.stk_cust]'.
Public Function GetCustomerProdListToGrid() As List(Of stk_cust)
Dim result = From s In Db.stk_cust
Group Join d In Db.s_armaster On d.dbcode Equals s.dbcode Into stk_ar = Group
From d In stk_ar.DefaultIfEmpty()
Order By s.stk_code, s.dbcode Ascending
Select s.stk_code, s.dbcode, d.name
Return result
End Function
I've tried the following method at select section but error turns out the same
Select New With {.stk_code = s.stk_code,
.dbcode = s.dbcode,
.name = d.name
}
Any help is highly appreciated.

Answer 1

If you want to return a List(Of stk_cust) you need to create instances of stk_cust instead of using an anonymous type. Presuming that those are the properties:
....
Select New stk_cust() With {
.stk_code = s.stk_code,
.dbcode = s.dbcode,
.name = d.name
}
Return result.ToList()
Maybe you could also select the object directly without needing to create a new one:
Dim result = From s In Db.stk_cust
Group Join d In Db.s_armaster On d.dbcode Equals s.dbcode Into stk_ar = Group
From d In stk_ar.DefaultIfEmpty()
Order By s.stk_code, s.dbcode Ascending
Select s
Return result.ToList()