Generation Operator in LINQ

Generation operators are the operators in LINQ which are use to produce an range and repetition of result. These are two types Range Operator and Repeat Operator. In this article we discuss about these two categories of the Generation Operators.

• First we discuss about the Range operator by using a simple example. you can write this code in vb.net and by getting the output you understand the working of Range operator.

        EXAMPLE CODE          

           Module Module1
                Sub Main()
                    Dim Values = From n In Enumerable.Range(1, 20) Select No = n, OddEven = If(n Mod 2 = 1, "odd", "even")
                    For Each n In Values
                        Console.WriteLine("The number {0} is {1}.", n.No, n.OddEven)
                    Next
                    Console.ReadLine()
                End Sub
           End Module

           OUTPUT         
            
             

• The second and Last category of Generation operator is Repeat. It repeats the result according to your given parameter. 

        EXAMPLE CODE

           Module Module1
                Sub Main()
                    Dim Value = Enumerable.Repeat(5, 6)
                    For Each a In Value
                        Console.WriteLine(a)
                    Next
                    Console.ReadLine()
                End Sub
           End Module

           OUTPUT