using System;
using System.Linq;
class Program
{
static void Main() {
int[] array = { 2, 3, -1, 5, 9, 0, 8, 1, 7, 19 };
var result = array.TakeWhile(e => e < 5); // stop at the first non-matching element
Console.WriteLine(string.Join(", ", result));
}
}
/*
run:
2, 3, -1
*/