How can I switch that code to use LINQ

Question

I know that is good practice use LINQ instead of iterative loops, can I modify this code to use LINQ?

List<string> priorsLstIDs = ServiceUtil.extractColumnValuesAsStringVals(tqrPriors,Helper.STUDY_ID);
List<DateTime> priorsLstDates = ServiceUtil.extractColumnValuesAsDateTimeVals(tqrPriors, "STUDY_DATE");
List<PriorElemSt> priorsElemLst = new List<PriorElemSt>(priorsLstIDs.Count);

PriorElemSt elem;

for (int i = 0; i < priorsLstIDs.Count; i++)
{
    elem = new PriorElemSt(priorsLstIDs[i], priorsLstDates[i]);
    priorsElemLst.Add(elem);
}

return filterStudyPriors(priorsElemLst);

Thanks.

Update: can the call to filterStudyPriors() method can be part of the LINQ?

Answer 1

IEnumerable<PriorElemSt> priorsElemLst = priorsLstIDs.Select((s,i) => new PriorElemSt(s, priorsLstDates[i]));
return filterStudyPriors(priorsElemLst);

Answer 2

You could use the Enumerable.Range method like so:

//first get the range of indexes
var range = Enumerable.Range(0, priorsLstIDs.Count);
//now project a list of elements at each index
var priorsElemLst = range.Select(i => new PriorElemSt(priorsLstIDs[i], priorsLstDates[i])).ToList();