LINQ to Get Closest Value?

Question

I have a List, MyStuff has a property of Type Float.

There are objects with property values of 10,20,22,30.

I need to write a query that finds the objects cl

Answer 1

Try sorting them by the absolute value of the difference between the number and 21 and then take the first item:

float closest = MyStuff
    .Select (n => new { n, distance = Math.Abs (n - 21) })
    .OrderBy (p => p.distance)
    .First().n;

Or shorten it according to @Yuriy Faktorovich's comment:

float closest = MyStuff
    .OrderBy(n => Math.Abs(n - 21))
    .First();