How to use a LINQ in order to remove Min and Max value in List

Question

I have a List such as below.

List<int> temp = new List<int> { 3, 5, 6, 8, 2, 1, 6};

I'm going to use a LINQ to remove Min and Max value in Above List.

For example, below snippet code is just example, not working.

var newValue = from pair in temp
               select pair < temp.Max() && pair > temp.Min()

Hopefully, I expect the result like below ;

newValue = {3, 5, 6, 2, 6 }

I've tried Googling, but couldn't find proper example yet.

Is it workigng when I use a LINQ ? Thanks for your time.

Answer 1

Try this:-

var query = temp.Where(x => x != temp.Min() && x != temp.Max()).ToList();

Working Fiddle.

Answer 2

You should be using where.

from pair in temp
where pair < temp.Max() && pair > temp.Min()
select pair

Your current approach will select whether the values are in range, not filter them. That's what the where clause is for.