New LINQ methods coming in .NET 9

CountBy

This is a pretty and very useful method and it is better explained with an example:

Before .NET 9

var roleCounts = users.GroupBy(user => user.Role) // Group users by their roles
	.Select(group => new { Role = group.Key, Count = group.Count() });

With .NET 9

var roleCounts = users.CountBy(user => user.Role);

AggregateBy

Use this new method instead of GroupBy to make the syntax clearer:

Before .NET 9

						
var levelSumByRole = users.GroupBy(user => user.Role)
	.Select(group => new { Role = group.Key, 
		SumByLevel = group.Sum(user => user.Level) });

With .NET 9

					
 var levelSumByRole = users.AggregateBy(
	user => user.Role,
	seed: 0,
	(currentTotal, user) => currentTotal + user.AccessLevel);

Index

More convenient Linq method for getting value and index. Example:

					
foreach (var (index, item) in people.Index())
{
	Console.WriteLine($"Entry {index}: {item}");
}

The same can be achieved before .NET 9 with a more complex syntax:

	
foreach (var (item, index) in people.Select((item, index) => (item, index)))
{
	Console.WriteLine($"Entry {index}: {item}");
}

Note that the item and index are reversed with the Index method.