❔ Filing empty list with equal items left and right of selected item from another list

{ "red", "blue", "green", "yellow", "black", "brown" }

3

yellow

{ "blue", "green", "yellow", "black", "brown" }

int idx = originalList.IndexOf(selectedItem);
int count = 1;
newList.Add(selectedItem); // first add the selecteditem to the new list

// first try to get two elements before the selected item
int lastBeforeIndx = idx;
for (int i = idx - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
    if (count == 3)
    {
        break;
    }
    newList.Insert(0, originalList[i]);
    lastBeforeIndx = i;
    count++;
}

// then try to get 2 elements to the right of the selected item
for (int i = idx + 1; i <= originalList.Count; i++)
{
    if (count == 5)
    {
        break;
    }
    newList.Add(originalList[i]);
    count++;
}

// all finished. Only want to show five at a time in this example
if (count == 5)
{
    return;
}

// if not at 5, try adding to the left again
for (int i = lastBeforeIndx - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
    if (count == 5)
    {
        break;
    }
    newList.Insert(0, originalList[i]);
    count++;
}