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TryGetNonEnumeratedCount

Attempts to determine the number of elements in a sequence without forcing an enumeration. For those who are not yet using .NET 6

Source

public static class EnumerableExtensions
{
    public static bool TryGetNonEnumeratedCount<T>(this IEnumerable<T> enumerable, out int count)
    {
        count = 0;
        if (enumerable is ICollection<T> list)
        {
            count = list.Count;
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
}

Example

static void A(IEnumerable<int> data)
{
    if (data.TryGetNonEnumeratedCount(out var count))
    {
        // We will get the count without enumeration.
    }
    else
    {
        // fallback
    }
}

Author: Bartosz Adamczewski

Submitted on: 26 nov. 2021

Language: csharp

Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T>

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