Random element of List from LINQ SQL

Question

I\'m using C# 3.5 and am currently using Linq to get all users from a user table and put them in a list.

Now I would like to return a random

Answer 1

The Random class can be used to generate pseudo-random numbers. Use it to generate a random number within the range of valid indices into your array or list.

Random rand = new Random();
var user = Users[rand.Next(Users.Count)];

If you want to see more examples, I created several random-oriented LINQ extensions and published it in the article Extending LINQ with Random Operations.