Get List<> element position in c# using LINQ

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newUser picture newUser · Jul 10, 2009 · Viewed 87.9k times · Source

I have a List with numbers, and I'd like to find the position of the minimum (not value) using LINQ

Example:

var lst = new List<int>() { 3, 1, 0, 5 };

Now I am looking for a function returning me

output = 2

because the minimum is at position 2 in the list.

Answer

John Rasch picture John Rasch · Jul 10, 2009 
var list = new List<int> { 3, 1, 0, 5 };
int pos = list.IndexOf(list.Min()); // returns 2

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