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What is the purpose of "ToList" operator in LINQ?

The ToList operator in LINQ is used to convert the results of a LINQ query or an IEnumerable collection into a List<T> collection. Its primary purpose is to provide you with the ability to work with query results as a List, which offers various advantages, including random access, improved performance for certain operations, and additional list-specific methods.

ToList operator syntax in LINQ: 


List<T> list = sequence.ToList();
  • sequence represents the collection or sequence of elements that you want to convert into a List.

Here's a code example to demonstrate the usage of the "ToList" operator: 


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

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Create a list of integers
        List<int> numbers = new List<int> { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };

        // here we are going to use LINQ to filter the even numbers
        var evenNumbersQry = from n in numbers
                               where n % 2 == 0
                               select n;

        // Convert the query results to a List using ToList
        List<int> evenNumbersList = evenNumbersQry.ToList();

        Console.WriteLine("Original list of numbers: " + string.Join(", ", numbers));
        Console.WriteLine("Even numbers from the query as a List: " + string.Join(", ", evenNumbersList));
    }
}

Output:


Original list of numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Even numbers from the query as a List: 2, 4

In this example, we start with a list of integers called numbers. We then use LINQ to query this list and filter out the even numbers using the where clause. The result of this LINQ query is an IEnumerable sequence.

To work with the query results more efficiently and utilize List-specific methods, we use the ToList operator to convert the query results into a List of integers, which is stored in the evenNumbersList variable. As a result, we can easily access and manipulate the even numbers as a List, as shown in the output.

The ToList operator is useful when you need to work with the query results as a List<T> object. Lists provide additional functionality and flexibility for manipulating and accessing the data. By using ToList, you can easily convert a LINQ query result or sequence into a List for further processing or use in your code.

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