private static void QueryNames(char firstLetter)
{
    // Create the query. Use of var is required because
    // the query produces a sequence of anonymous types:
    // System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable‹????›.
    var studentQuery =
        from student in students
        where student.FirstName[0] == firstLetter
        select new { student.FirstName, student.LastName };

    // Execute the query and display the results.
    foreach (var anonType in studentQuery)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("First = {0}, Last = {1}", anonType.FirstName, anonType.LastName);
    }
}