C# List Find
Description
List searches for an element that matches
the conditions defined by the specified predicate, and returns the first
occurrence within the entire List
Syntax
public T Find(
Predicate<T> match
)
Parameters
match- The Predicatedelegate that defines the conditions of the element to search for.
Returns
List.Find method returns The first element that matches the conditions
defined by the specified predicate,
if found; otherwise, the default value for type T.
Example
The following code uses external method to pass into Find method.
using System;/*w w w .j ava2 s . c om*/
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Xml.Linq;
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
List<string> myList = new List<string>();
myList.Add("A");
myList.Add("B");
myList.Add("C");
myList.Add("D");
myList.Add("java2s.com");
string vanilla = myList.Find(FindVanilla);
Console.WriteLine(vanilla);
}
public static bool FindVanilla(string icecream)
{
return icecream.Equals("B");
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
