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Word template operations

OperationExamples and Notes
All(Predicate)persons.All(p => p.Age < 50)
Any()persons.Any()
Any(Predicate)persons.Any(p => p.Name == "John Smith")
Average(Selector)persons.Average(p => p.Age)

The input selector must return a value of any type that has predefined or user-defined addition and division operators.
Concat(IEnumerable)persons.Concat(otherPersons)

An implicit reference conversion must exist between types of items of concatenated enumerations.
Contains(Object)persons.Contains(otherPersons.First())
Count()persons.Count()
Count(Predicate)persons.Count(p => p.Age > 30)
Distinct()persons.Distinct()
First()persons.First()
First(Predicate)persons.First(p => p.Age > 30)
FirstOrDefault()persons.FirstOrDefault()
FirstOrDefault(Predicate)persons.FirstOrDefault(p => p.Age > 30)
GroupBy(Selector)persons.GroupBy(p => p.Age)

Or

persons.GroupBy( p => new { Age = p.Age, Count = p.Children.Count() })

This method returns an enumeration of group objects. Each group has a unique key defined by the input selector and contains items of the source enumeration associated with this key. You can access the key of a group instance using the Key property. You can treat a group itself as an enumeration of items that the group contains.
Last()persons.Last()
Last(Predicate)persons.Last(p => p.Age > 100)
LastOrDefault()persons.LastOrDefault()
LastOrDefault(Predicate)persons.LastOrDefault(p => p.Age > 100)
Max(ComparableSelector)persons.Max(p => p.Age)
Min(ComparableSelector)persons.Min(p => p.Age)
OrderBy(ComparableSelector)persons.OrderBy(p => p.Age)

Or

persons.OrderBy(p => p.Age).ThenByDescending(p => p.Name)

Or

persons.OrderBy(p => p.Age).ThenByDescending(p => p.Name).ThenBy(p => p.Children.Count())

This method returns an enumeration ordered by a single key. To specify additional ordering keys, you can use the following extension methods of an ordered enumeration: ThenBy(ComparableSelector), ThenByDescending(ComparableSelector).
OrderByDescending(ComparableSelector)persons.OrderByDescending(p => p.Age)

Or

persons.OrderByDescending(p => p.Age).ThenByDescending(p => p.Name)

Or

persons.OrderByDescending(p => p.Age).ThenByDescending(p => p.Name).ThenBy(p => p.Children.Count())

See the previous note.
Select(Selector)persons.Select(p => p.Name)
SelectMany(EnumerationSelector)persons.SelectMany(p => p.Children)
Single()persons.Single()
Single(Predicate)persons.Single(p => p.Name == "John Smith")
SingleOrDefault()persons.SingleOrDefault()
SingleOrDefault(Predicate)persons.SingleOrDefault(p => p.Name == "John Smith")
Skip(int)persons.Skip(10)
SkipWhile(Predicate)persons.SkipWhile(p => p.Age < 21)
Sum(Selector)persons.Sum(p => p.Children.Count())

The input selector must return a value of any type that has a predefined or user-defined addition operator.
Take(int)persons.Take(5)
TakeWhile(Predicate)persons.TakeWhile(p => p.Age < 50)
Union(IEnumerable)persons.Union(otherPersons)

An implicit reference conversion must exist between types of items of united enumerations.
Where(Predicate)persons.Where(p => p.Age > 18)