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Common LINQ Operations

Explore common LINQ operations to manipulate collections in C#. Learn filtering with the where clause, sorting with orderby, and customizing output using projection. Understand both query and method syntax to apply LINQ effectively in your C# applications.

Basic syntax

All LINQ queries have nearly identical structures:

var result = from item in collection
             select item;
  • The collection is a collection object (like an array or list).
  • The item refers to an individual element of that collection.
  • The select statement is used to choose what should be returned as a result.

This is the basic syntax. It can be extended from here through ...