EnumerableExtensionMethods.RandomSelect(T) Method (IEnumerable(T), Int32)

EnumerableExtensionMethodsRandomSelectT Method (IEnumerableT, Int32)

Selects the specified number of random items from the specified enumerable. If the number of items in the enumerable is smaller than the specified number of selections, the enumerable itself is returned.

Namespace: Slash.Collections.Extensions
Assembly: Slash.Collections (in Slash.Collections.dll) Version: 1.0.6018.40177

Syntax

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public static IEnumerable<T> RandomSelect<T>(
	this IEnumerable<T> enumerable,
	int numberOfSelections
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function RandomSelect(Of T) ( 
	enumerable As IEnumerable(Of T),
	numberOfSelections As Integer
) As IEnumerable(Of T)

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
generic<typename T>
static IEnumerable<T>^ RandomSelect(
	IEnumerable<T>^ enumerable, 
	int numberOfSelections
)

[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member RandomSelect : 
        enumerable : IEnumerable<'T> * 
        numberOfSelections : int -> IEnumerable<'T>

Parameters

enumerable: Type: System.Collections.GenericIEnumerableT
Enumerable to get random items from.
numberOfSelections: Type: SystemInt32
Number of items to get from the enumerable.

Type Parameters

T: Type of items in enumerable.

Return Value

Type: IEnumerableT
Random items from specified enumerable.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEnumerableT. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	Enumerable is null.

Reference

EnumerableExtensionMethods Class

RandomSelect Overload

Slash.Collections.Extensions Namespace