FirstIndexOfMany Generic Method

Wintellect PowerCollections

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Finds the index of the first item in a list equal to one of several given items.

Namespace: Wintellect.PowerCollections
Assembly:  PowerCollections (in PowerCollections.dll)

Syntax

C#
public static int FirstIndexOfMany<T>(
	IList<T> list,
	IEnumerable<T> itemsToLookFor
)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function FirstIndexOfMany(Of T) ( _
	list As IList(Of T), _
	itemsToLookFor As IEnumerable(Of T) _
) As Integer
Visual C++
public:
generic<typename T>
static int FirstIndexOfMany (
	IList<T>^ list, 
	IEnumerable<T>^ itemsToLookFor
)

Parameters

list
IList<(Of <T>)>
The list to search.
itemsToLookFor
IEnumerable<(Of <T>)>
The items to search for.

Return Value

The index of the first item equal to any of the items in the collection itemsToLookFor. -1 if no such item exists in the list.

Type Parameters

T

Remarks

The default sense of equality for T is used, as defined by T's implementation of IComparable<T>.Equals or object.Equals.

See Also