linq query to return distinct field values from a list of objects

Question

class obj
{
    int typeId; //10 types  0-9 
    string uniqueString; //this is unique
}

Assume there is list with 100 elements of obj, but only 10

Answer 1

Sure, use Enumerable.Distinct.

Given a collection of obj (e.g. foo), you'd do something like this:

var distinctTypeIDs = foo.Select(x => x.typeID).Distinct();