lstComp.First();<br /> //You can also use FirstOrDefault() just in case lstComp does not contain any items.</p> <p>//To get the Component Value:<br /> var firstElement = lstComp.First().ComponentValue(“Dep”);</p> <p>//This would assume there is an element in lstComp. An alternative and safer way would be…<br /> var firstOrDefault = lstComp.FirstOrDefault();<br /> if (firstOrDefault != null)<br /> {<br /> var firstComponentValue = firstOrDefault.ComponentValue(“Dep”);<br /> }

var secondFiveItems = myList.Skip(5).Take(5);

//If you are using .net 3.5 or later:</p> <p>myList.First()</p> <p>//if not</p> <p>myList[0]

var firstFiveItems = myList.Take(5);