Combining array of arrays into single, distinct array using LINQ

Question

Can this be rewritten any better using LINQ? I\'m a C#er trying to think in VB.NET for this current project. It\'s in an ASP.NET Web Forms .vb codebehind:

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Answer 1

You can use SelectMany to flatten such a collection.

var array = arrayOfArrays.SelectMany(item => item).Distinct().ToArray(); // C#
Dim array = arrayOfArrays.SelectMany(Function(item) item).Distinct().ToArray() // VB