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LastOrDefault

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Returns the last element in a sequence that satisfies a condition or a default value if no element is found

Signature

Enumerable.LastOrDefault<TSource> Method (IEnumerable<TSource>, Func<TSource, Boolean>)

Example

var fruits = new List<Fruit>() {
    new Fruit() { Id = 1, Name = "Orange",     Color = "Orange", Quantity: 3   },
    new Fruit() { Id = 2, Name = "Strawberry", Color = "Red",    Quantity: 12  },
    new Fruit() { Id = 3, Name = "Grape",      Color = "Purple", Quantity: 25  },
    new Fruit() { Id = 4, Name = "Pineapple",  Color = "Yellow", Quantity: 1   },
    new Fruit() { Id = 5, Name = "Apple",      Color = "Red",    Quantity: 5   },
    new Fruit() { Id = 6, Name = "Mango",      Color = "Yellow", Quantity: 2   }
};
 // Returns the last fruit where the Color is Yellow
var lastYellow = fruits.LastOrDefault(f => f.Color == "Yellow"); // Mango
 // Returns the last fruit where the quantity is 20
var lastQuantityOfTwenty = fruits.LastOrDefault(f => f.Quantity == 20); // null