Using LINQ/Lambdas to copy a String[] into a List<String> ?

Question

What's the correct C# syntax to do the following using sexier syntax?

string[] arr = ///....
List<string> lst = new List<string>();

foreach (var i in arr) {
   lst.Add(i);
}

I feel like this could be a one liner using something like: arr.Select(x => lst.Add(x));

but I'm not quite bright enough to figure out the right syntax.

Answer 1

List<string> lst = arr.ToList();

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb342261.aspx

Answer 2

list.AddRange(arr) ?

Answer 3

.Net 2.0:

lst.AddRange(arr);

Answer 4

.ToList() is fine, but to be honest, you don't need LINQ for that:

List<int> list = new List<int>(arr);

Answer 5

You can just do this...

String[] arr = new String[] { "Hello", "Bonjour", "Hola" };

List<String> lst = arr.ToList();

If you are missing the .ToList() method you might need to add using System.Linq; to your code...

Thanks :)

Answer 6

  string[] arr = new string[] { "a", "b", "c" };
  var lst = new List<string>();
  Array.ForEach(arr, x => lst.Add(x));