How to: Query an ArrayList with LINQ (2009-11-04)
How to: Query an ArrayList with LINQ
When using LINQ to query non-generic IEnumerable collections such as ArrayList, you must explicitly declare the type of the range variable to reflect the specific type of the objects in the collection. For example, if you have an ArrayList of Student objects, your from clause (C#) or From Clause (Visual Basic) should look like this:
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Linq;
namespace NonGenericLINQ
{
public class Student
{
public string FirstName { get; set; }
public string LastName { get; set; }
public int[] Scores { get; set; }
}
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
ArrayList arrList = new ArrayList();
arrList.Add(
new Student
{
FirstName = "Svetlana", LastName = "Omelchenko", Scores = new int[] { 98, 92, 81, 60 }
});
arrList.Add(
new Student
{
FirstName = "Claire", LastName = "O’Donnell", Scores = new int[] { 75, 84, 91, 39 }
});
arrList.Add(
new Student
{
FirstName = "Sven", LastName = "Mortensen", Scores = new int[] { 88, 94, 65, 91 }
});
arrList.Add(
new Student
{
FirstName = "Cesar", LastName = "Garcia", Scores = new int[] { 97, 89, 85, 82 }
});
var query = from Student student in arrList
where student.Scores[0] > 95
select student;
foreach (Student s in query)
Console.WriteLine(s.LastName + ": " + s.Scores[0]);
// Keep the console window open in debug mode.
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to exit.");
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
}
/* Output: Omelchenko: 98 Garcia: 97 */
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