C# Lambda Expression examples

The following example shows how to use lambda expressions in C#. Function definitions taking lambda expressions are parameters to act on the given list or object

// function that prints the property value for the given object and property
public static void PrintProperty<T, TProperty>(T t, Func<T, TProperty> ex)
{
    // print the value of the property
    Console.WriteLine(“Print property:”);
    Console.WriteLine(ex(t)); 
    Console.WriteLine(“”);
}

// function that prints a list to console with a code and description property expression 
public static void PrintList<T, TProperty>(List t, Func<T, TProperty> excode, Func<T, TProperty> exdescr)
{
    Console.WriteLine(“Print list (code, description):”);

    // go through each item in the list
    foreach (var a in t)
    {
        // extract the code and description - then print
        var code = excode(a);
        var desc = exdescr(a); 
        Console.WriteLine(String.Format(“{0}, {1}”, code, desc));
    }

    Console.WriteLine(“”);
}

Examples of calling these functions

// a test model
class TestModel
{
    public string Field1 { get; set; }
    public string Field2 { get; set; }
}

// author model
class AuthorModel
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string Address { get; set; }
}


// run the example
class Program
{
    static void Example()
    {
        // define an instance of test model, print property values
        var t = new TestModel { Field1 = “13”, Field2 = “6” };
        PrintProperty(t, x => x.Field2);
        PrintProperty(t, x => x.Field1);

        // build a list of test model, print with Field1 as code, Field2 as description
        var tlst = new List();
        tlst.Add(new TestModel { Field1 = “1”, Field2 = “2” });
        tlst.Add(new TestModel { Field1 = “2”, Field2 = “3” });
        tlst.Add(new TestModel { Field1 = “1”, Field2 = “4” });
        tlst.Add(new TestModel { Field1 = “3”, Field2 = “5” });
        tlst.Add(new TestModel { Field1 = “1”, Field2 = “6” });
        PrintList(tlst, x => x.Field1, x => x.Field2);

        // build a list of authors, print name as code, address as description
        var alst = new List();
        alst.Add(new AuthorModel { Name = “Mike”, Address = “Peabody” });
        alst.Add(new AuthorModel { Name = “Matt”, Address = “Wakefield” });
        alst.Add(new AuthorModel { Name = “Steve”, Address = “Salem” });
        alst.Add(new AuthorModel { Name = “Paul”, Address = “San Diego” });
        PrintList(alst, x => x.Name, x => x.Address);
    }
}

Output Print property: 6 Print property: 13 Print list (code, description): 1, 2 2, 3 1, 4 3, 5 1, 6 Print list (code, description): Mike, Peabody Matt, Wakefield Steve, Salem Paul, San Diego

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