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Selecting unique elements from a List in C#


How do I select the unique elements from the list {0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5} so that I get {0, 1, 3, 5}, effectively removing all instances of the repeated elements {2, 4}?


Solution

  • var numbers = new[] { 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5 };
    
    var uniqueNumbers =
        from n in numbers
        group n by n into nGroup
        where nGroup.Count() == 1
        select nGroup.Key;
    
    // { 0, 1, 3, 5 }