TryFindFirstWhere Generic Method

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Finds the first item in a collection that satisfies the condition defined by predicate.

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

Syntax

C#
public static bool TryFindFirstWhere<T>( IEnumerable<T> collection, Predicate<T> predicate, out T foundItem )

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function TryFindFirstWhere(Of T) ( _ collection As IEnumerable(Of T), _ predicate As Predicate(Of T), _ <OutAttribute> ByRef foundItem As T _ ) As Boolean

Visual C++
public: generic<typename T> static bool TryFindFirstWhere ( IEnumerable<T>^ collection, Predicate<T>^ predicate, [OutAttribute] T% foundItem )

predicate: Predicate<(Of <T>)>
A delegate that defined the condition to check for.

foundItem: T%
Outputs the first item in the collection that matches the condition, if the method returns true.

True if an item satisfying the condition was found. False if no such item exists in the collection.