using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

public class Test
{
	public static void Main()
	{
		var strings = new List<String>();
         strings.Add("Paul");
         strings.Add("Darren");
         strings.Add("Joe");
         strings.Add("Jane");
         strings.Add("Sally");
         var firstMatch = strings.FirstOrDefault(s => s.StartsWith("J"));
        if(firstMatch != null)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(firstMatch);
        }
	}
}