When we deal with a factorial formula, we can use LINQ Aggregate to refactor our recursive function into a functional approach. LINQ Aggregate will accumulate the given sequence, and then we will have the result of the recursion from the accumulator. In Chapter 1, Tasting Functional Style in C# we have already done this refactoring. Let's borrow the code from the chapter to analyze the use of the Aggregate method. The following code will use the Aggregate method, which we can find in the RecursionUsingAggregate.csproj project:
public partial class Program
{
private static void GetFactorialAggregate(int intNumber)
{
IEnumerable<int> ints =
Enumerable.Range(1, intNumber);
int factorialNumber =
ints.Aggregate((f, s) => f * s);
Console.WriteLine("{0}! (using Aggregate) is {1}",
intNumber, factorialNumber);
}
}
If we run...