c# - Find distinct values from a list of object by one field only -

how select distinct values list of objects? want list of specific field not list of whole object.

for example collection queried:

name   year item1  2009 item2  2009 item3  2010 item4  2010 item5  2011 item6  2011

and want return distinct years below result collection

2009 2010 2011 2012

i tried

distinctyears = mycollection.groupby(x => x.year).select(x => x.first()).tolist();

but return collection of whole object instead of year values.

distinctyears = mycollection.select(x => x.year).distinct()

will return ienumerable<int> (or whatever type year is)

no need grouping - want year in result, grab that.

Alconcel