.NET Framework LINQ DefaultIfEmpty

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Example

var numbers = new[] {2,4,6,8,1,3,5,7};

var numbersOrDefault = numbers.DefaultIfEmpty();
Console.WriteLine(numbers.SequenceEqual(numbersOrDefault)); //True

var noNumbers = new int[0];

var noNumbersOrDefault = noNumbers.DefaultIfEmpty();
Console.WriteLine(noNumbersOrDefault.Count()); //1
Console.WriteLine(noNumbersOrDefault.Single()); //0

var noNumbersOrExplicitDefault = noNumbers.DefaultIfEmpty(34);
Console.WriteLine(noNumbersOrExplicitDefault.Count()); //1
Console.WriteLine(noNumbersOrExplicitDefault.Single()); //34


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