Get required object from List…

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Hello friends,

Suppose I have one class

"Person"

………

public class Person
   {
       public string Name { get; set; }
       public int Age { get; set; }
   }

and suppose I have list “listOfPerson” which contain say 15 person…

List<Person> listOfPerson = new List<Person>();

Now I trying to get Object person form this List with Max Age…..

Read Carefully I an not just need Max Age……
but entire object….so I can also access the name of the person with max Age…….

Thanks………

Posted 21-Apr-11 19:31pm

Pritesh Aryan

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Wayne Gaylard · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-21T19:52:00

Solution 1

Try this

Person maxAge = listOfPerson.OrderByDescending(p => p.Age).First();

Hope this helps

Posted 21-Apr-11 19:52pm

Wayne Gaylard

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Pritesh Aryan 22-Apr-11 1:56am

ya....surly.....
Now suppose.....
all the person with max age...(list of person with max Age from given list of person)?
what should be your answer?
Thanks..........

Wayne Gaylard 22-Apr-11 2:13am

I assume you mean if more than one person has max age, then try this

var personsWithMaxAge = from person in listOfPerson where person.Age == (listOfPerson.Max(p => p.Age)) select person;

Pritesh Aryan 22-Apr-11 2:18am

@Wayne, Thank you so much.......

Wayne Gaylard 22-Apr-11 2:19am

Pleasure

Pritesh Aryan 22-Apr-11 2:23am

@Wayne,, hello........
Is it possible to get List<int>. which contain all the ages of person in the given list?.......

Wayne Gaylard 22-Apr-11 2:35am

Try this

List<int> ages = (from person in listOfPerson select person.Age).ToList();

Now try some on your own.

Pritesh Aryan 22-Apr-11 2:47am

@Wayne, thank you so much.......now i am trying......feeling very happy....after getting solution of my many problems...thanks.....

Pritesh Aryan 22-Apr-11 2:34am

@Wayne, I got it........
List<int> ageList = (from person in list select person.Age).ToList();