Parse and Linq

[shapper]

Hello,

I am parsing a CSV string as follows:

var answers = CSVAnswers.Split(new char[] { ',' },
StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).Select(a => a.Trim()).ToList();

I would like to create a List<Answer> which has 3 properties:
AnswerID, Answer, UpdatedDate

AnswerID is a Guid and I know how to get it.
Answer is taken from answers
UpdatedData is current date time and I also know how to get it

My question is if I can transform my expression to create directly the
list:

List<Answer> = CSVAnswers ...

Thanks,
Miguel

 

[Alberto Poblacion]

I am parsing a CSV string as follows:

var answers = CSVAnswers.Split(new char[] { ',' },
StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).Select(a => a.Trim()).ToList();

I would like to create a List<Answer> which has 3 properties:
AnswerID, Answer, UpdatedDate

AnswerID is a Guid and I know how to get it.
Answer is taken from answers
UpdatedData is current date time and I also know how to get it

My question is if I can transform my expression to create directly the
list:

List<Answer> = CSVAnswers ...

It's almost there. You can write your values in the select in a Linq
query:

var answers = from s in CSVAnswers.Split(new char[] { ',' },...etc...)
select new Answer(guid, s.Trim(), DateTime.Now);
List<Answer> result = answers.ToList();