Implements a variable-size IList that uses an array of objects to store its elements. [Edit]

See Also: ArrayList Members

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)] public class ArrayList : IList, ICloneable

Thread Safety

This class is safe for multiple readers and no concurrent writers.

Remarks

ArrayList implements a variable-size IList that uses an array of objects to store the elements. A ArrayList has a ArrayList.Capacity, which is the allocated length of the internal array. The total number of elements contained by a list is its ArrayList.Count. As elements are added to a list, its capacity is automatically increased as required by reallocating the internal array. [Edit]

Example

The following example shows how to create, initialize, and display the values of a ArrayList.

C# Example

using System; using System.Collections; public class SamplesArrayList { public static void Main() { // Create and initialize a new ArrayList. ArrayList myAL = new ArrayList(); myAL.Add("Hello"); myAL.Add("World"); myAL.Add("!"); // Display the properties and values of the ArrayList. Console.WriteLine( "myAL" ); Console.WriteLine( "Count: {0}", myAL.Count ); Console.WriteLine( "Capacity: {0}", myAL.Capacity ); Console.Write( "Values:" ); PrintValues( myAL ); } public static void PrintValues( IEnumerable myList ) { IEnumerator myEnumerator = myList.GetEnumerator(); while ( myEnumerator.MoveNext() ) Console.Write( " {0}", myEnumerator.Current ); Console.WriteLine(); } }

The output is

myAL

Count: 3

Capacity: 16

Values: Hello World !

Requirements

Namespace: System.Collections
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0