using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
public class MainClass {
public static void Main() {
int[] numbers = { 5, 4, 1, 3, 9, 8, 6, 7, 2, 0 };
int minNum = numbers.Min();
Console.WriteLine("The minimum number is {0}.", minNum);
}
}
Month: February 2011
uses Min to get the length of the shortest word in a string array.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
public class MainClass {
public static void Main() {
string[] words = { "cherry", "apple", "blueberry" };
int shortestWord = words.Min(w => w.Length);
Console.WriteLine("The shortest word is {0} characters long.", shortestWord);
}
}
Min with object property
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Employee {
public int birthYear;
public string firstName;
public string lastName;
public static Employee[] GetEmployees() {
Employee[] actors = new Employee[] {
new Employee { birthYear = 1964, firstName = "Keanu", lastName = "Reeves" },
new Employee { birthYear = 1968, firstName = "Owen", lastName = "Wilson" },
new Employee { birthYear = 1960, firstName = "James", lastName = "Spader" },
new Employee { birthYear = 1964, firstName = "Sandra", lastName = "Bullock" },
};
return (actors);
}
}
public class MainClass {
public static void Main() {
int oldestEmployeeAge = Employee.GetEmployees().Min(a => a.birthYear);
Console.WriteLine(oldestEmployeeAge);
}
}
Min with string value
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class MainClass {
public static void Main() {
string[] presidents = {"G", "H", "a", "H", "over", "Jack"};
string minName = presidents.Min();
Console.WriteLine(minName);
}
}
Max on object list
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Employee {
public int birthYear;
public string firstName;
public string lastName;
public static Employee[] GetEmployees() {
Employee[] actors = new Employee[] {
new Employee { birthYear = 1964, firstName = "K", lastName = "R" },
new Employee { birthYear = 1968, firstName = "O", lastName = "W" },
new Employee { birthYear = 1960, firstName = "J", lastName = "S" },
new Employee { birthYear = 1964, firstName = "S", lastName = "B" },
};
return (actors);
}
}
public class MainClass {
public static void Main() {
int youngestEmployeeAge = Employee.GetEmployees().Max(a => a.birthYear);
Console.WriteLine(youngestEmployeeAge);
}
}
Max on Object list array
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Employee {
public int birthYear;
public string firstName;
public string lastName;
public static Employee[] GetEmployees() {
Employee[] actors = new Employee[] {
new Employee { birthYear = 1964, firstName = "K", lastName = "R" },
new Employee { birthYear = 1968, firstName = "O", lastName = "W" },
new Employee { birthYear = 1960, firstName = "J", lastName = "S" },
new Employee { birthYear = 1964, firstName = "S", lastName = "B" },
};
return (actors);
}
}
public class MainClass {
public static void Main() {
string lastAlphabetically = Employee.GetEmployees().Max(a => a.lastName);
Console.WriteLine(lastAlphabetically);
}
}
uses Max to get the highest number in an integer array.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
public class MainClass {
public static void Main() {
int[] numbers = { 5, 4, 1, 3, 9, 8, 6, 7, 2, 0 };
int maxNum = numbers.Max();
Console.WriteLine("The maximum number is {0}.", maxNum);
}
}

