Find<TTarget>(Predicate<TTarget>) Method

Searches for a T that matches the specified type TTarget and matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, and returns the first occurrence within the entire collection.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function Find(Of TTarget As T)( _
   ByVal match As Predicate(Of TTarget) _
) As TTarget

'Usage
 
Dim instance As CollectionBase(Of T)
Dim match As Predicate(Of TTarget)
Dim value As TTarget
 
value = instance.Find(Of TTarget)(match)

public TTarget Find<TTarget>( 
   Predicate<TTarget> match
)
where TTarget: T

Parameters

match: The Predicate delegate that defines the conditions of the T to search for.

Type Parameters

TTarget

Return Value

The first T that matches the conditions defined by the specified predicate, if found; otherwise, the default value for type TTarget.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	match is null.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

Reference

CollectionBase<T> Class
CollectionBase<T> Members
Overload List