string[] fruits1 = { "orange" };

string fruit1 = fruits1.SingleOrDefault();

Console.WriteLine(fruit1);

string[] fruits2 = { };

string fruit2 = fruits2.SingleOrDefault();

Console.WriteLine(
    String.IsNullOrEmpty(fruit2) ? "No such string!" : fruit2);

int[] pageNumbers = { };

// Setting the default value to 1 after the query.
int pageNumber1 = pageNumbers.SingleOrDefault();
if (pageNumber1 == 0)
{
    pageNumber1 = 1;
}
Console.WriteLine("The value of the pageNumber1 variable is {0}", pageNumber1);

// Setting the default value to 1 by using DefaultIfEmpty() in the query.
int pageNumber2 = pageNumbers.DefaultIfEmpty(1).Single();
Console.WriteLine("The value of the pageNumber2 variable is {0}", pageNumber2);

string[] fruits = { "apple", "banana", "mango", 
                      "orange", "passionfruit", "grape" };

string fruit1 = fruits.SingleOrDefault(fruit => fruit.Length > 10);

Console.WriteLine(fruit1);

string fruit2 =
    fruits.SingleOrDefault(fruit => fruit.Length > 15);

Console.WriteLine(
    String.IsNullOrEmpty(fruit2) ? "No such string!" : fruit2);