LINQ side effects

Question

is it possible to substitute a foreach loop with a lambda expression in LINQ (.Select))?

List l = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
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Answer 1

For any IEnumerable, you can do:

items.Any(item =>
{
    Console.WriteLine(item);
    return false;
}

But this would be utterly wrong! It's like using a shoe to hammer the nail. Semantically, it does not make sense.