SingleOrDefault: Where an Element Is Not Found

   
 

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Employee {
    public int id;
    public string firstName;
    public string lastName;

    public static ArrayList GetEmployeesArrayList() {
        ArrayList al = new ArrayList();
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 1, firstName = "J", lastName = "R" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 2, firstName = "W", lastName = "G" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 3, firstName = "A", lastName = "H" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 4, firstName = "D", lastName = "L" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 101, firstName = "K", lastName = "F" });
        return (al);
    }

    public static Employee[] GetEmployeesArray() {
        return ((Employee[])GetEmployeesArrayList().ToArray(typeof(Employee)));
    }
}
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        Employee emp = Employee.GetEmployeesArray().Where(e => e.id == 5).SingleOrDefault();

        Console.WriteLine(emp == null ? "NULL" :
          string.Format("{0} {1}", emp.firstName, emp.lastName));
    }
}

    


SingleOrDefault after where clause

   
 

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Employee {
    public int id;
    public string firstName;
    public string lastName;

    public static ArrayList GetEmployeesArrayList() {
        ArrayList al = new ArrayList();
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 1, firstName = "J", lastName = "R" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 2, firstName = "W", lastName = "G" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 3, firstName = "A", lastName = "H" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 4, firstName = "D", lastName = "L" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 101, firstName = "K", lastName = "F" });
        return (al);
    }

    public static Employee[] GetEmployeesArray() {
        return ((Employee[])GetEmployeesArrayList().ToArray(typeof(Employee)));
    }
}
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        Employee emp = Employee.GetEmployeesArray().Where(e => e.id == 4).SingleOrDefault();
        Console.WriteLine(emp == null ? "NULL" :
          string.Format("{0} {1}", emp.firstName, emp.lastName));
    }
}

    


SingleOrDefault with object property reference

   
 

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Employee {
    public int id;
    public string firstName;
    public string lastName;

    public static ArrayList GetEmployeesArrayList() {
        ArrayList al = new ArrayList();
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 1, firstName = "J", lastName = "R" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 2, firstName = "W", lastName = "G" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 3, firstName = "A", lastName = "H" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 4, firstName = "D", lastName = "L" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 101, firstName = "K", lastName = "F" });
        return (al);
    }

    public static Employee[] GetEmployeesArray() {
        return ((Employee[])GetEmployeesArrayList().ToArray(typeof(Employee)));
    }
}
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        Employee emp = Employee.GetEmployeesArray().SingleOrDefault(e => e.id == 4);

        Console.WriteLine(emp == null ? "NULL" :
          string.Format("{0} {1}", emp.firstName, emp.lastName));
    }
}

    


LastOrDefault: Where an Element Is Not Found

   
 

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Employee {
    public int id;
    public string firstName;
    public string lastName;

    public static ArrayList GetEmployeesArrayList() {
        ArrayList al = new ArrayList();
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 1, firstName = "J", lastName = "R" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 2, firstName = "W", lastName = "G" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 3, firstName = "A", lastName = "H" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 4, firstName = "D", lastName = "L" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 101, firstName = "K", lastName = "F" });
        return (al);
    }

    public static Employee[] GetEmployeesArray() {
        return ((Employee[])GetEmployeesArrayList().ToArray(typeof(Employee)));
    }
}
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        Employee emp = Employee.GetEmployeesArray().LastOrDefault(e => e.id == 5);

        Console.WriteLine(emp == null ? "NULL" :
          string.Format("{0} {1}", emp.firstName, emp.lastName));
    }
}

    


Use SingleOrDefault

   
 
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Linq;

public class MainClass{
   public static void Main(){
       int[] numbers = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9};
       var query = numbers.SingleOrDefault(n => n > 9);
       Console.Write(query);
   }
}

    


Single with condition

   
 

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Employee {
    public int id;
    public string firstName;
    public string lastName;

    public static ArrayList GetEmployeesArrayList() {
        ArrayList al = new ArrayList();
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 1, firstName = "J", lastName = "R" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 2, firstName = "W", lastName = "G" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 3, firstName = "A", lastName = "H" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 4, firstName = "D", lastName = "L" });
        al.Add(new Employee { id = 101, firstName = "K", lastName = "F" });
        return (al);
    }

    public static Employee[] GetEmployeesArray() {
        return ((Employee[])GetEmployeesArrayList().ToArray(typeof(Employee)));
    }
}
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        Employee emp = Employee.GetEmployeesArray().Single(e => e.id == 3);
        Console.WriteLine("{0} {1}", emp.firstName, emp.lastName);
    }
}

    


SequenceEqual Operator with string array

   
 

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class MyStringifiedNumberComparer : IEqualityComparer<string> {
    public bool Equals(string x, string y) {
        return (Int32.Parse(x) == Int32.Parse(y));
    }

    public int GetHashCode(string obj) {
        return Int32.Parse(obj).ToString().GetHashCode();
    }
}
public class MainClass {
    public static void Main() {
        string[] stringifiedNums1 = { "101", "49", "017", "1080", "00027", "2" };
        string[] stringifiedNums2 = {"1", "1049", "17", "080", "27", "02" };
        bool eq = stringifiedNums1.SequenceEqual(stringifiedNums2,new MyStringifiedNumberComparer());
        Console.WriteLine(eq);
    }
}