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C# + ReSharper = Awesome: Tip #3 – Convert Into LINQ Expression

This is the third in a series of quick how-to articles on Resharper.

Tip #3 – Convert Into LINQ Expression

Use: ForEach blocks that perform simple bits of logic can often times be rewritten as lambda expressions. This reduces the number of lines of code and usually makes the code more readable.

Before
         public IList<Album> FindAlbumsToGiveAway(IList<Album> albums)
         {
             var badAlbums = new List<Album>();

             foreach (Album album in albums)
             {
                 if (album.Genre == "Country")
                     badAlbums.Add(album);
             }

             return badAlbums;
         }
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After
         public IList<Album> FindAlbumsToGiveAway(IList<Album> albums)
         {
             return albums.Where(album => album.Genre == "Country").ToList();
         }

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C# + ReSharper = Awesome: Tip #2 – Create Field

This is the second in a series of quick how-to posts on ReSharper.

Tip #2 – Create Field

Use: Within the body of a class or property, you can type the name of a non-existent variable name. When you place your cursor on the variable, ReSharper provides several options to resolve the impending compilation error. Create Field is one of the options.

Before
   1:          public void AddAlbum(string album)
   2:          {
   3:              if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(album))
   4:                  throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("album",
   5:                                                        album,
   6:                                                        "Please provide an album name.");
   7:   
   8:              _albums.Add(album);
   9:          }
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After
        private IList<string> _albums = new List<string>();

        public void AddAlbum(string album)
        {
            if (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(album))
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("album",
                                                      album,
                                                      "Please provide an album name.");

            _albums.Add(album);
        }

Note: I chose the type IList<string>. The default type selected by ReSharper in this case was object. I also added the initializer to the field to avoid null reference exceptions. Please don’t take any of these examples as best coding practices, they are contrived to demonstrate a particular refactoring.

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