Linq & Lambda expression in VB.Net -

i'm trying convert c# code found there in vb.net. write :

public function getlastfiles(byval countfiles integer) list(of fileinfo)     return _         me._directory.getfiles().select(function (x) x).orderbydescending(             function (x) x.lastwritetime).take(countfiles).tolist() end function 

everything works fine, question : how can avoid function (x) x

that's lambda expression nothing..

you need list of fileinfo objects getfiles returns collection of strings. in order lastwritetime property need fileinfo object. select extension method doing you. try

me._directory.getfiles().select(function(x) new fileinfo(x))                       .orderbydescending(function(x) x.lastwritetime)                       .take(5)                       .tolist()