Split a C# list or array into multiple parts
I needed a method in C# to split a list or an array into multiple parts for batch processing. This is the IEnumerable extension method I came up with:
public static IEnumerable<IEnumerable<T>> Batch<T>(this IEnumerable<T> collection, int batchSize)
{
var nextbatch = new List<T>(batchSize);
foreach (T item in collection)
{
nextbatch.Add(item);
if (nextbatch.Count == batchSize)
{
yield return nextbatch;
nextbatch = new List<T>(batchSize);
}
}
if (nextbatch.Count > 0) {
yield return nextbatch;
}
}
Example of usage:
var batches = array.Batch(200);
foreach (var batch in batches)
{
// batch now has 200 items to work with
}