How to get a copy of data instead of a reference using linq/lambda in c#?

Question

Is there an easy way to basically just get a copy of the data instead of a reference using this method? I tried .ToArray().Where() but that still seems to pass a reference.

Example:

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    List<ob> t = new List<ob>();
    t.Add(new ob() { name = "hello" });
    t.Add(new ob() { name = "test" });

    ob item = t.Where(c => c.name == "hello").First();

    // Changing the name of the item changes the original item in the list<>
    item.name = "burp";

    foreach (ob i in t)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(i.name);
    }

    Console.ReadLine();
}

public class ob
{
    public string name;
}

Answer 1

You need to create a copy of your ob yourself - it's not something LINQ provides.