Select method in List Collection

Question

I have an asp.net application, and now I am using datasets for data manipulation. I recently started to convert this dataset to a List collection. But, in some places it doesn\'

Answer 1

Generic List have the Where(Func) extension method that can be used to filter data.

In your case with a row array:

var rows = rowsArray.Where(row => row["LastName"].ToString().StartsWith("a"));

If you are using DataRowCollection, you need to cast it first.

var rows = dataTableRows.Cast().Where(row => row["LastName"].ToString().StartsWith("a"));