How to use LINQ to paginate and return total pages?

Short answer: How to use LINQ to paginate and return total pages?

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int pageSize = 2; Follow : int totalItems = employees.Count(); int totalPages = (int)Math.Ceiling(totalItems / (double)pageSize); Console.WriteLine($"Total Pages: {totalPages}"); int pageNumber = 2; var pageData = employees .Skip((pageNumber - 1) * pageSize) .Take(pageSize); foreach (var emp in pageData) Console.WriteLine(emp.Name); How to use LINQ to paginate and return total pages?

Real-world example (ShopNest)

ShopNest uses LINQ to query orders: filter by date, project to a summary DTO, and order by total—readable C# that becomes SQL under EF Core.

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1. Define — one clear sentence (the short answer above).
2. Example — relate it to a project like ShopNest or your real work.
3. Trade-off — when you would not use it.