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MoreEnumerableRandomSubsetT Method (IEnumerableT, Int32, Random)

Returns a sequence of a specified size of random elements from the original sequence

Namespace:  MoreLinq
Assembly:  MoreLinq (in MoreLinq.dll) Version: 2.5.0
Syntax
public static IEnumerable<T> RandomSubset<T>(
	this IEnumerable<T> sequence,
	int subsetSize,
	Random rand
)

Parameters

sequence
Type: System.Collections.GenericIEnumerableT
The sequence from which to return random elements
subsetSize
Type: SystemInt32
The size of the random subset to return
rand
Type: SystemRandom
A random generator used as part of the selection algorithm

Type Parameters

T
The type of elements in the sequence

Return Value

Type: IEnumerableT
A random sequence of elements in random order from the original sequence

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEnumerableT. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
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