Is there a LINQ function for getting the longest string in a list of strings?

Question

Is there a LINQ function for this is or would one have to code it themselves like this:

static string GetLongestStringInList() {     string longest = list[0];      foreach (string s in list)     {         if (s.Length > longest.Length)         {             longest = s;         }     }      return longest; } 

Answer 1

This will do it with only one loop iteration:

list.Aggregate("", (max, cur) => max.Length > cur.Length ? max : cur); 

Answer 2

You can use this: list.OrderByDescending(s => s.Length).First();