Adds an object to the end of the ListT.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Sub Add ( _
item As T _
)public void Add(
T item
)public:
virtual void Add(
T item
) sealedabstract Add :
item:'T -> unit
override Add :
item:'T -> unitParameters
Implements
ICollectionTAdd(T)
Remarks
ListT accepts as a valid value for reference types and allows duplicate elements.
If Count already equals Capacity, the capacity of the ListT is increased by automatically reallocating the internal array, and the existing elements are copied to the new array before the new element is added.
If Count is less than Capacity, this method is an O(1) operation. If the capacity needs to be increased to accommodate the new element, this method becomes an O(n) operation, where n is Count.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates several properties and methods of the ListT generic class, including the Add method. The default constructor is used to create a list of strings with a capacity of 0. The Capacity property is displayed, and then the Add method is used to add several items. The items are listed, and the Capacity property is displayed again, along with the Count property, to show that the capacity has been increased as needed.
Other properties and methods are used to search for, insert, and remove elements from the list, and finally to clear the list.
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Public Class Example
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim dinosaurs As New List(Of String)
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Capacity: {0}", dinosaurs.Capacity)
dinosaurs.Add("Tyrannosaurus")
dinosaurs.Add("Amargasaurus")
dinosaurs.Add("Mamenchisaurus")
dinosaurs.Add("Deinonychus")
dinosaurs.Add("Compsognathus")
Console.WriteLine()
For Each dinosaur As String In dinosaurs
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur)
Next
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Capacity: {0}", dinosaurs.Capacity)
Console.WriteLine("Count: {0}", dinosaurs.Count)
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Contains(""Deinonychus""): {0}", _
dinosaurs.Contains("Deinonychus"))
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Insert(2, ""Compsognathus"")")
dinosaurs.Insert(2, "Compsognathus")
Console.WriteLine()
For Each dinosaur As String In dinosaurs
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur)
Next
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "dinosaurs(3): {0}", dinosaurs(3))
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Remove(""Compsognathus"")")
dinosaurs.Remove("Compsognathus")
Console.WriteLine()
For Each dinosaur As String In dinosaurs
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur)
Next
dinosaurs.TrimExcess()
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "TrimExcess()")
Console.WriteLine("Capacity: {0}", dinosaurs.Capacity)
Console.WriteLine("Count: {0}", dinosaurs.Count)
dinosaurs.Clear()
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Clear()")
Console.WriteLine("Capacity: {0}", dinosaurs.Capacity)
Console.WriteLine("Count: {0}", dinosaurs.Count)
End Sub
End Class
' This code example produces the following output:
'
'Capacity: 0
'
'Tyrannosaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Mamenchisaurus
'Deinonychus
'Compsognathus
'
'Capacity: 8
'Count: 5
'
'Contains("Deinonychus"): True
'
'Insert(2, "Compsognathus")
'
'Tyrannosaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Compsognathus
'Mamenchisaurus
'Deinonychus
'Compsognathus
'
'dinosaurs(3): Mamenchisaurus
'
'Remove("Compsognathus")
'
'Tyrannosaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Mamenchisaurus
'Deinonychus
'Compsognathus
'
'TrimExcess()
'Capacity: 5
'Count: 5
'
'Clear()
'Capacity: 5
'Count: 0using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
List<string> dinosaurs = new List<string>();
Console.WriteLine("\nCapacity: {0}", dinosaurs.Capacity);
dinosaurs.Add("Tyrannosaurus");
dinosaurs.Add("Amargasaurus");
dinosaurs.Add("Mamenchisaurus");
dinosaurs.Add("Deinonychus");
dinosaurs.Add("Compsognathus");
Console.WriteLine();
foreach(string dinosaur in dinosaurs)
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
Console.WriteLine("\nCapacity: {0}", dinosaurs.Capacity);
Console.WriteLine("Count: {0}", dinosaurs.Count);
Console.WriteLine("\nContains(\"Deinonychus\"): {0}",
dinosaurs.Contains("Deinonychus"));
Console.WriteLine("\nInsert(2, \"Compsognathus\")");
dinosaurs.Insert(2, "Compsognathus");
Console.WriteLine();
foreach(string dinosaur in dinosaurs)
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
Console.WriteLine("\ndinosaurs[3]: {0}", dinosaurs[3]);
Console.WriteLine("\nRemove(\"Compsognathus\")");
dinosaurs.Remove("Compsognathus");
Console.WriteLine();
foreach(string dinosaur in dinosaurs)
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
dinosaurs.TrimExcess();
Console.WriteLine("\nTrimExcess()");
Console.WriteLine("Capacity: {0}", dinosaurs.Capacity);
Console.WriteLine("Count: {0}", dinosaurs.Count);
dinosaurs.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("\nClear()");
Console.WriteLine("Capacity: {0}", dinosaurs.Capacity);
Console.WriteLine("Count: {0}", dinosaurs.Count);
}
}
/* This code example produces the following output:
Capacity: 0
Tyrannosaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
Deinonychus
Compsognathus
Capacity: 8
Count: 5
Contains("Deinonychus"): True
Insert(2, "Compsognathus")
Tyrannosaurus
Amargasaurus
Compsognathus
Mamenchisaurus
Deinonychus
Compsognathus
dinosaurs[3]: Mamenchisaurus
Remove("Compsognathus")
Tyrannosaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
Deinonychus
Compsognathus
TrimExcess()
Capacity: 5
Count: 5
Clear()
Capacity: 5
Count: 0
*/using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections::Generic;
void main()
{
List<String^>^ dinosaurs = gcnew List<String^>();
Console::WriteLine("\nCapacity: {0}", dinosaurs->Capacity);
dinosaurs->Add("Tyrannosaurus");
dinosaurs->Add("Amargasaurus");
dinosaurs->Add("Mamenchisaurus");
dinosaurs->Add("Deinonychus");
dinosaurs->Add("Compsognathus");
Console::WriteLine();
for each(String^ dinosaur in dinosaurs )
{
Console::WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
Console::WriteLine("\nCapacity: {0}", dinosaurs->Capacity);
Console::WriteLine("Count: {0}", dinosaurs->Count);
Console::WriteLine("\nContains(\"Deinonychus\"): {0}",
dinosaurs->Contains("Deinonychus"));
Console::WriteLine("\nInsert(2, \"Compsognathus\")");
dinosaurs->Insert(2, "Compsognathus");
Console::WriteLine();
for each(String^ dinosaur in dinosaurs )
{
Console::WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
Console::WriteLine("\ndinosaurs[3]: {0}", dinosaurs[3]);
Console::WriteLine("\nRemove(\"Compsognathus\")");
dinosaurs->Remove("Compsognathus");
Console::WriteLine();
for each(String^ dinosaur in dinosaurs )
{
Console::WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
dinosaurs->TrimExcess();
Console::WriteLine("\nTrimExcess()");
Console::WriteLine("Capacity: {0}", dinosaurs->Capacity);
Console::WriteLine("Count: {0}", dinosaurs->Count);
dinosaurs->Clear();
Console::WriteLine("\nClear()");
Console::WriteLine("Capacity: {0}", dinosaurs->Capacity);
Console::WriteLine("Count: {0}", dinosaurs->Count);
}
/* This code example produces the following output:
Capacity: 0
Tyrannosaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
Deinonychus
Compsognathus
Capacity: 8
Count: 5
Contains("Deinonychus"): True
Insert(2, "Compsognathus")
Tyrannosaurus
Amargasaurus
Compsognathus
Mamenchisaurus
Deinonychus
Compsognathus
dinosaurs[3]: Mamenchisaurus
Remove("Compsognathus")
Tyrannosaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
Deinonychus
Compsognathus
TrimExcess()
Capacity: 5
Count: 5
Clear()
Capacity: 5
Count: 0
*/
Platforms
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
