C# 4.0 Unleashed

Projection

To transform objects in a sequence into corresponding objects in an output sequence, projection operators are used. While those preserve the element count of the source sequence, they transform each element, potentially realizing vertical partitioning. The typical example from the database world is the selection of a subset of columns.

Select

The basic projection operator is Select, surfaced through the C# language using the select clause we’ve seen before. Two overloads exist, one of which takes in an extra integer argument to the selector delegate, representing the index of the element in the sequence. Notice that the transformative characteristic surfaces through the presence of two generic parameters (one to represent the type ...