using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace linkTest
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            List<Thing> listOfThings = new List<Thing>();
            listOfThings.Add(new Thing("thing1","data for thing one"));
            listOfThings.Add(new Thing("thing2", "data for thing two"));

            var myFavorite = from stuff in listOfThings
                             where
                                 stuff.Name == "thing1"
                             select new
                             {
                                 stuff.Name,
                                 stuff.Data
                             };

            var foo = myFavorite.First();
            if(foo != null)
                Console.WriteLine(foo);


            Console.ReadLine();

        }
    }
    class Thing
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public string Data { get; set; }
        public Thing(string name,string data)
        {
            this.Name = name;
            this.Data = data;
        }
    }
}