how to get the top 30 items in a list [duplicate]

Question

how can I get the top 30 items in a list in C# and add it to a new list?

I have a list of about a 1000 items, and want to create new lists, of about 30 items each, and then somehow bind the lists to listbox

Answer 1

Use LINQ Take() method:

var top30list = source.Take(30).ToList();

Add using System.Linq at the top of your file to make it work.

Answer 2

everybody is saying linq so i'll show example without linq:

List<object> newList = new List<object>();

for(int i=0 ; i < 30 ; i++)
    newList.Add(oldList[i]);