Your matchingBirds variable should have two elements - but it actually has 3

Question

Create a variable named matchingBirds and assign it a LINQ query on the birds variable that have the same Color property as the mysteryBird object. In the query, return an anonymous type with a property named BirdName and assign to it the Name property of the birds. Not sure what I am doing wrong.

I can not not figure out the syntax for this challenge!

CodeChallenge.cs

var birds = new[] 
{ 
    new { Name = "Pelican", Color = "White" }, 
    new { Name = "Swan", Color = "White" }, 
    new { Name = "Crow", Color = "Black" } 
};

var mysteryBird = new { Color = "White", Sightings = 3 };
var matchingBirds = from b in birds where mysteryBird.Color == "White" select new { BirdName = b.Name};

Answer 1 · 2016-10-15T14:45:13Z

October 15, 2016 2:45pm

Your syntax is good, but you're comparing the wrong values.

You have this conditional expression: where mysteryBird.Color == "White" — but the mystery bird's color is always white.

What the challenge asks for are the "birds ... that have the same Color property as the mysteryBird". That would be:
where b.Color == mysteryBird.Color

Answer 2 · 2018-10-07T18:58:28Z

October 7, 2018 6:58pm

var birds = new[] 
{ 
    new { Name = "Pelican", Color = "White" }, 
    new { Name = "Swan", Color = "White" }, 
    new { Name = "Crow", Color = "Black" } 
};

var mysteryBird = new { Color = "White", Sightings = 3 };
var matchingBirds = from b in birds where b.Color == mysteryBird.Color select new { BirdName = b.Name};

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Calvin Secrest

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Your matchingBirds variable should have two elements - but it actually has 3

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Steven Parker

Steven Parker

Your syntax is good, but you're comparing the wrong values.

Sara Rena Anderson

Sara Rena Anderson