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Fetch an element of a list by index

Given the list [One, Two, Three, Four, Five], fetch the third element ('Three')
java
String result = list.get(2);
csharp
string[] items = new string[] { "One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five" };
List<string> list = new List<string>(items);
string third = list[2]; // "Three"
// Make sure you import the System.Linq namespace.
// This is not the preferred way of indexing if you are using Lists.
string[] items = new string[] { "One", "Two", "Three", "Four", "Five" };
IEnumerable<string> list = new List<string>(items);
string third = list.ElementAt(2); // Three

Fetch the last element of a list

Given the list [Red, Green, Blue], access the last element ('Blue')
java
String result = list.get(list.size() - 1);
csharp
string[] items = new string[] { "Red", "Green", "Blue" };
List<string> list = new List<string>(items);
string last = list[list.Count - 1]; // "Blue"
// Make sure you import the System.Linq namespace.
// This is not the preferred way of finding the last element if you are using Lists.
string[] items = new string[] { "Red", "Green", "Blue" };
IEnumerable<string> list = new List<string>(items);
string last = list.Last(); // "Blue"

Find the common items in two lists

Given two lists, find the common items. E.g. given beans = ['broad', 'mung', 'black', 'red', 'white'] and colors = ['black', 'red', 'blue', 'green'], what are the bean varieties that are also color names?
java
List beans = Arrays.asList(new String[]{"broad", "mung", "black", "red", "white"});
List colors = Arrays.asList(new String[]{"black", "red", "blue", "green"});

List common = ListUtils.intersection(beans, colors);
csharp
// Make sure you import the System.Linq namespace.
// This example uses arrays as the underlying implementation, but any IEnumerable type can be used - including List.
IEnumerable<string> beans = new string[] { "beans", "mung", "black", "red", "white" };
IEnumerable<string> colors = new string[] { "black", "red", "blue", "green" };
var intersect = beans.Intersect(colors); // ['red', 'black']

Display the unique items in a list

Display the unique items in a list, e.g. given ages = [18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18], display the unique elements, i.e. with duplicates removed.
java
Set<Integer> ages = new TreeSet<Integer>(Arrays.asList(new Integer[]{18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18}));

System.out.println(ages);
csharp
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
public class UniqueElements {
public static void Main() {
var list = new List<int>() { 18, 16, 17, 18, 16, 19, 14, 17, 19, 18 };
var uniques = list.Distinct();
}
}