Enumerable.Average<TSource> Method (IEnumerable<TSource>, Func<TSource, Int64>)
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Computes the average of a sequence of Int64 values that are obtained by invoking a transform function on each element of the input sequence.
Namespace: System.Linq
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function Average(Of TSource) ( _
source As IEnumerable(Of TSource), _
selector As Func(Of TSource, Long) _
) As Double
public static double Average<TSource>(
this IEnumerable<TSource> source,
Func<TSource, long> selector
)
Type Parameters
- TSource
The type of the elements of source.
Parameters
- source
Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<TSource>
A sequence of values to calculate the average of.
- selector
Type: System.Func<TSource, Int64>
A transform function to apply to each element.
Return Value
Type: System.Double
The average of the sequence of values.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEnumerable<TSource>. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter.
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
---|---|
ArgumentNullException | source or selector is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
InvalidOperationException | source contains no elements. |
OverflowException | The sum of the elements in the sequence is larger than MaxValue. |
Remarks
In Visual Basic query expression syntax, an Aggregate Into Average() clause translates to an invocation of Average.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use Average<TSource>(IEnumerable<TSource>, Func<TSource, Int64>) to calculate an average.
' Create an array of strings.
Dim numbers() As String = {"10007", "37", "299846234235"}
' Determine the average number after converting each
' string to an Int64 value.
Dim avg As Double = _
numbers.Average(Function(number) Convert.ToInt64(number))
' Display the output.
outputBlock.Text &= "The average is " & avg & vbCrLf
' This code produces the following output:
'
' The average is 99948748093
string[] numbers = { "10007", "37", "299846234235" };
double average = numbers.Average(num => Convert.ToInt64(num));
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The average is {0}.", average) + "\n";
// This code produces the following output:
//
// The average is 99948748093.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.