Distance to next nearest game object

Hi
Give an array or list of game objects, and a particular game object in that array or list, how would I find the distance to the next nearest game object?

 

I'd suggest something like this:

Code (CSharp):

1. // items: IEnumerable<GameObject> - a non-empty collection of game objects to calculate distance from
2. // position: Vector3 - current position from which to measure distance
3.  
4. items
5.     .OrderBy(i => (i.transform.position - position).magnitude)
6.     .Reverse()
7.     .Skip(1)
8.     .FirstOrDefault();

 

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. GameObject[] arr = *the array*;
3. GameObject targ = *the object your searching against*;
4. GameObject nearest;
5. float dist = float.PositiveInfinity;
6.  
7. foreach(var go in arr)
8. {
9.     if(go == targ) continue;
10.    
11.     var d = (targ.transform.position - go.transform.position).magnitude;
12.     if(d < dist)
13.     {
14.         nearest = go;
15.         dist = d;
16.     }
17. }
18.  
19. //when reach here, nearest will be nearest.
20.  

There are many variations on it. But that's basically it.