Convert [] to List With Constructor

Question

I have a class PlaceInfo that contains a private field of type Result. in the constructor of PlaceInfo i take parameter of type Result.

Now my JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<SearchFind>(JsonData); statement provides me Result[] in res.Results.

I have to construct a List<PlaceInfo>.

The simplest and thumb logical way is given below (that i am using currently).

foreach (var serverPlace in res.Results)
    lstPlaces.Add(new PlaceInfo(serverPlace));

Can anyone suggest me advanced constructs?

Answer 1

You can use LINQ:

lstPlaces = res.Results.Select(x => new PlaceInfo(x)).ToList();

remember to add using System.Linq at the top of the file.

Answer 2

You could use the Linq Select and ToList method

Result[] results = ...
List<PlaceInfo> places = results.Select(x => new PlaceInfo(x)).ToList();

The Select method is a projection, applying the given function to all the elements in your array. The ToList method takes the resultant IEnumerable and creates a List.