What is the difference between First() and Single() extension methods in LINQ ?

Posted by Akiii on 3/6/2012 | Category: LINQ Interview questions | Views: 9582 | Points: 40

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• First() - There is at least one result, an exception is thrown if no result is returned.

• Single() - There is exactly 1 result, no more, no less, an exception is thrown if no result is returned.

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Posted by: Kulprachi84 on: 3/16/2012 | Points: 10

Informative!

Posted by: Akiii on: 3/16/2012 | Points: 10

LINQ is a good programming model, especially with lambda expression !

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Akiii

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