How do you do alias in Select method (LINQ)

Question

I'm trying to alias the string list with a named column:

var providers = EMRRepository.GetProviders().Select(x => x as name);

where 'GetProviders()' returns a List<string>

Answer 1

You are looking to select into a new anonymous type.

var providers = EMRRepository.GetProviders().Select(x => new { Name = x });

Answer 2

It's called a "Projection", just select a new anonymous type.

var projection = data.Select( x => new { FieldName = x.Property } );