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C# Linq statement conversion to VB.NET

I have been converting some C# code to VB for use in a web project. I'm not familiar with LINQ, but translating this code has been an extremely educational experience. I apologize if the code snippet does not format correctly. I've been able to convert all of the code so far except for the following statement:

messagesByOtherUsername = (from m in messages
                                           let otherUser = m.SenderUsername == username ? m.RecipientUsername : m.SenderUsername
                                           group m by otherUser into mbu
                                           select new JsMessagesByUsername { Username = mbu.Key, Messages = mbu.Select(m => new JsMessage { Id = m.MessageId, Sender = m.SenderUsername, Msg = m.MessageContents }).ToList() }).ToList();

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Fernando Soto

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jfeltjfelt

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That was close enough to get me to the code below. Thank you for your help.

messagesByOtherUsername = (From m In messages _
                                           Let otherUser = IIf(m.SenderUsername = username, m.RecipientUsername, m.SenderUsername) _
                                           Group m By oUser = otherUser Into mbu = Group _
                                           Select New JsMessagesByUsername With { _
                                                .Username = oUser, _
                                                .Messages = mbu.Select(Function(m) New JsMessage With { _
                                                                        .Id = m.MessageID, _
                                                                        .Sender = m.SenderUsername, _
                                                                        .Msg = m.MessageContents _
                                                                        }).ToList() _
                                            }).ToList()

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Fernando Soto

Excellent, glad I was able to help. ;=)