Random array using LINQ and C#

c# vb.net linq enumerable
Ryan picture Ryan · Oct 31, 2008 · Viewed 13.9k times · Source

I was reading an article on MSDN Magazine about using the Enumerable class in LINQ to generate a random array. The article uses VB.NET and I'm not immediately sure what the equivalent is in C#:

Dim rnd As New System.Random()
Dim numbers = Enumerable.Range(1, 100). _
    OrderBy(Function() rnd.Next)

Answer

HanClinto picture HanClinto · Oct 31, 2008

The Developer Fusion VB.Net to C# converter says that the equivalent C# code is:

System.Random rnd = new System.Random();
IEnumerable<int> numbers = Enumerable.Range(1, 100).OrderBy(r => rnd.Next());

For future reference, they also have a C# to VB.Net converter. There are several other tools available for this as well.

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