Select method in List Collection

I have an asp.net application, and now I am using datasets for data manipulation. I recently started to convert this dataset to a List collection. But, in some places it doesn't work. One is that in my old version I am using datarow[] drow = dataset.datatable.select(searchcriteria). But in the List collection there is no method available for finding particular values. Is there any way for me to select some values according with my search criteria? I want to know if this is possible. Please help me.

5 Answers

Well, to start with List<T> does have the FindAll and ConvertAll methods - but the more idiomatic, modern approach is to use LINQ:

// Find all the people older than 30
var query1 = list.Where(person => person.Age > 30);
// Find each person's name
var query2 = list.Select(person => person.Name);

You'll need a using directive in your file to make this work:

using System.Linq;

Note that these don't use strings to express predicates and projects - they use delegates, usually created from lambda expressions as above.

If lambda expressions and LINQ are new to you, I would suggest you get a book covering LINQ first, such as LINQ in Action, Pro LINQ, C# 4 in a Nutshell or my own C# in Depth. You certainly can learn LINQ just from web tutorials, but I think it's such an important technology, it's worth taking the time to learn it thoroughly.

you can also try

var query = from p in list where p.Age > 18 select p;

Try this:

using System.Data.Linq;
var result = from i in list where i.age > 45 select i;

Using lambda expression please use this Statement:

var result = list.where(i => i.age > 45);

Generic List<T> have the Where<T>(Func<T, Boolean>) extension method that can be used to filter data.

In your case with a row array:

var rows = rowsArray.Where(row => row["LastName"].ToString().StartsWith("a"));

If you are using DataRowCollection, you need to cast it first.

var rows = dataTableRows.Cast<DataRow>().Where(row => row["LastName"].ToString().StartsWith("a"));

I have used a script but to make a join, maybe I can help you

string Email = String.Join(", ", Emails.Where(i => i.Email != "").Select(i => i.Email).Distinct());