Using named tuples in select statements

Question

Is there a nicer way to select a named tuple in C# 7 using a var target variable? I must be doing something wrong in example 1, or misunderstanding something completely. I seem to have to explicitly set the target type in order to do this.

//1. Fails to compile with "incorrect number of type parameters" issue. var tuples = source.Select<(int A, int B)>(x => (x.A, x.B));  //2. Compiles IEnumerable<(int A, int B)> tuples = toCheck.Select(x => (x.A, x.B));  //3. Compiles var tuples = new HashSet<(int A, int B)>(source.Select(x => (x.A, x.B))); 

Answer 1

You can just use var, but you need to make sure the tuple elements are actually named.

In C# 7.0, you need to do this explicitly:

var tuples = source.Select(x => (A: x.A, B: x.B)); foreach (var tuple in tuples) {     Console.WriteLine($"{tuple.A} / {tuple.B}"); } 

In C# 7.1, when the value in a tuple literal is obtained from a property or field, that identifier will implicitly be the element name, so you'll be able to write:

var tuples = source.Select(x => (x.A, x.B)); foreach (var tuple in tuples) {     Console.WriteLine($"{tuple.A} / {tuple.B}"); } 

See the feature document for more details around compatibility etc.

Answer 2

Select takes 2 type parameters: Select<TSource, TResult>. A tuple (int A, int B) is only one type, you can write it also ValueTuple<int, int>. So you have to write both parameters if you want a named tuple

var tuples = source.Select<TypeOfSource, (int A, int B)>(x => (x.A, x.B));