Enumerable.FirstOrDefault(TSource) Method (IEnumerable(TSource), Func(TSource, Boolean))
Silverlight
Returns the first element of the sequence that satisfies a condition or a default value if no such element is found.
Namespace: System.Linq
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Type Parameters
- TSource
The type of the elements of source.
Parameters
- source
- Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable(TSource)
An IEnumerable(T) to return an element from.
- predicate
- Type: System.Func(TSource, Boolean)
A function to test each element for a condition.
Return Value
Type: TSourcedefault(TSource) if source is empty or if no element passes the test specified by predicate; otherwise, the first element in source that passes the test specified by predicate.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEnumerable(TSource). When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter.| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | source or predicate is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
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