C# 3.0 Tuple Equivalents (for poor men)

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I find myself occasionally in C# 3.0 looking for ways to simulate the notion of a tuple. Over time I've had various "poor man's" implementations, here are a few of them: Basic Object Array: ``` object[] poorTuple = new object[]{foo,bar,baz}; // basic object array ``` More Strongly Typed, HoHoHo... ``` KeyValuePair> poorTuple; ``` Implementing a class that can use type inference (lifted from Functional Programming for the Real World) ``` public static class Tuple{ public static Tuple Create{ return new Tuple(foo, bar); } } // later: var data = Tuple.Create("foo", 42); ``` Questions: Any other ways to have a poor man's tuple in C# 3.0 (or language of choice that lacks the data structure). What is the best way to get a tuple in C# 3.0 - if anyone has a library recommendation it is welcome. At what point (yes, generalize for me) does it make sense to create a specific type rather than something like a list or tuple? (lookin…

Accepted Answer

You can create anonymous types which function similarly to tuples, except with useful names:

```
var itemsWithChildCounts 
    = myObjects.Select(x => new { Name = x.Name, Count = x.Children.Count() });
```

C# 3.0 Tuple Equivalents (for poor men)

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