Maximum integer value find in list<int>

Question

I have a List<int> with several elements. I know I can get all the values if I iterate through it with foreach, but I just want the maximum int value in the list.

var l = new List<int>() { 1, 3, 2 }; 

Answer 1

Assuming .NET Framework 3.5 or greater:

var l = new List<int>() { 1, 3, 2 }; var max = l.Max(); Console.WriteLine(max); // prints 3 

Lots and lots of cool time-savers like these in the Enumerable class.

Answer 2

Use Enumerable.Max

int max = l.Max();