Question

I have a list that has 4 rows.
I need to get the value of the 3rd row.

    var result = (from rs in list
                  select rs).Skip(2).First();

Is there a reason why I would want to use a Take(1) in this scenerio as I have seen used.

     var result = (from rs in list
                  select rs).Skip(2).Take(1);

Answer 1

Take(1) returns an IEnumerable<T> containing one object.
First() returns the object directly.