How to convert List<String> to Dictionary<int,String>

Question

I have List<String>, i need to convert it to Dictionary<int,String> with auto generation of Key, is any shortest way to accomplish that? I have tried:

    var dictionary = new Dictionary<int, String>();     int index = 0;     list.ForEach(x=>{       definitions.Add(index, x);       index++; }); 

but i think it is dirty way.

Answer 1

var dict = list.Select((s, i) => new { s, i }).ToDictionary(x => x.i, x => x.s); 

Answer 2

I find this to be the neatest

int index = 0; var dictionary = myList.ToDictionary(item => index++);