using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

using System.Linq.Expressions;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        List<string> listOfNames = new List<string>()

        {

            "John Doe",

            "Jane Doe",

            "Jenna Doe",

            "Joe Doe"

        };

​

        // Query syntax

        IEnumerable<string> qNames = from name in listOfNames where name.Length <= 8 select name;

​

        // Method syntax

        var mNames = listOfNames.Where(name => name.Length <= 8);

​

        // Representation of the query

        Expression<Func<IEnumerable<string>, IEnumerable<string>>> lambda = (myList) => from name in myList where name.Length <= 8 select name;

        Console.WriteLine($"{lambda}");

​

        // Compile and Execute the query

        var compiledLinq = lambda.Compile();

        IEnumerable<string> expressionNames = compiledLinq(listOfNames);

        foreach (string x in expressionNames)

        {

            Console.WriteLine($"{x}");

        }   

    }

}