Getting the previous and next record from list using linq

Get previous and next record from list using linq.

Method GetNext and GetPrevious

private static T GetNext<T>(IEnumerable<T> list, T current)
{
    try
    {
        return list.SkipWhile(x => !x.Equals(current)).Skip(1).First();
    }
    catch
    {
        return default(T);
    }
}

private static T GetPrevious<T>(IEnumerable<T> list, T current)
{
    try
    {
        return list.TakeWhile(x => !x.Equals(current)).Last();
    }
    catch
    {
        return default(T);
    }
}

usage

List<string> stringList = new List<string>();
stringList.Add("first");
stringList.Add("second");
stringList.Add("third");
stringList.Add("fourth");
stringList.Add("fifth");

// Find next record from the list
String nextString = GetNext(stringList, "second");
// Output : third

// Find previous record from the list
String perString = GetPrevious(stringList, "fifth");
// Output : fourth