Question

I have a simple class:

public class MyClass
{
  public string MyClassName { get; private set; }
  public string MyClassValue { get; private set; }
}

And I want to hold an array of MyClass objects like this:

MyClass[] myClasses = new MyClass[5];

Is it possible, without creating a “collection” object, to be able to access one of those objects in the array of objects by the string indexer (is that the right terminology)?

For example, if myClasses[2] has the value “andegre” in the MyClassName property, how/can I access it like this:

MyClass andegre = myClasses["andegre"];

Instead of doing something like:

MyClass andegre = myClasses[GetIndexOfOfMyClassName("andegre")];

TIA

Answer 1

Welcome to the world of LINQ!

MyClass andegre =
    myClasses.FirstOrDefault(item => item.MyClassValue.Equals("andegre"));