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Purpose of "Last" Operator in LINQ

The Last operator in LINQ serves the purpose of retrieving the last element from a sequence (such as a list or an array) that satisfies a given condition. It differs from First or FirstOrDefault which return the first matching element, by focusing on the last matching element. This is particularly useful when you need the most recent or the last element that meets a specific condition.

Here's the syntax of the Last operator in LINQ: 


TResult result = sequence.Last();

Now, let's illustrate this with a C# code example:


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

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        List<int> numbers = new List<int> { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };

        // Using Last
        int lastEvenElement = numbers.Last(x => x % 2 == 0); // Finding the last even number
        Console.WriteLine("Last Even Element (Last): " + lastEvenElement);

        try
        {
            // Using Last when there are no matching elements (it will throw an exception)
            int noMatchingElement = numbers.Last(x => x > 10); // No element > 10
        }
        catch (InvalidOperationException ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception (Last): " + ex.Message);
        }
    }
}

Output


Last Even Element (Last): 4
Exception (Last): Sequence contains no matching element

In this code example, Last successfully finds the last even number (4). However, when using Last with a condition where there are no matching elements (x > 10), it throws an exception.

The Last operator is valuable when you need to pinpoint the most recent or last element meeting a condition, and you expect that such an element should exist in the sequence. It can be particularly helpful when you're dealing with time-based data or situations where the order of elements matters.

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