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.NET Framework Class Library
ArrayList..::.Reverse Method

Reverses the order of the elements in the entire ArrayList.

Namespace: System.Collections
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Overridable Sub Reverse
public virtual void Reverse()
public:
virtual void Reverse()
abstract Reverse : unit -> unit 
override Reverse : unit -> unit 
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
NotSupportedException

The ArrayList is read-only.

Remarks

This method uses Array..::.Reverse to reverse the order of the elements, such that the element at ArrayList [i], where i is any index within the range, moves to ArrayList [j], where j equals index + index + count - i - 1.

This method is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.

Examples

The following code example shows how to reverse the sort order of the values in an ArrayList.


Imports System
Imports System.Collections
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Public Class SamplesArrayList    

    Public Shared Sub Main()

        ' Creates and initializes a new ArrayList.
        Dim myAL As New ArrayList()
        myAL.Add("The")
        myAL.Add("quick")
        myAL.Add("brown")
        myAL.Add("fox")
        myAL.Add("jumps")
        myAL.Add("over")
        myAL.Add("the")
        myAL.Add("lazy")
        myAL.Add("dog")

        ' Displays the values of the ArrayList.
        Console.WriteLine("The ArrayList initially contains the " _
           + "following values:")
        PrintValues(myAL)

        ' Reverses the sort order of the values of the ArrayList.
        myAL.Reverse()

        ' Displays the values of the ArrayList.
        Console.WriteLine("After reversing:")
        PrintValues(myAL)
    End Sub

    Public Shared Sub PrintValues(myList As IEnumerable)
        Dim obj As [Object]
        For Each obj In  myList
            Console.WriteLine("   {0}", obj)
        Next obj
        Console.WriteLine()
    End Sub 'PrintValues

End Class


' This code produces the following output.
' 
' The ArrayList initially contains the following values:
'    The
'    quick
'    brown
'    fox
'    jumps
'    over
'    the
'    lazy
'    dog
'
' After reversing:
'    dog
'    lazy
'    the
'    over
'    jumps
'    fox
'    brown
'    quick
'    The



using System;
using System.Collections;
public class SamplesArrayList  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Creates and initializes a new ArrayList.
      ArrayList myAL = new ArrayList();
      myAL.Add( "The" );
      myAL.Add( "quick" );
      myAL.Add( "brown" );
      myAL.Add( "fox" );
      myAL.Add( "jumps" );
      myAL.Add( "over" );
      myAL.Add( "the" );
      myAL.Add( "lazy" );
      myAL.Add( "dog" );

      // Displays the values of the ArrayList.
      Console.WriteLine( "The ArrayList initially contains the following values:" );
      PrintValues( myAL );

      // Reverses the sort order of the values of the ArrayList.
      myAL.Reverse();

      // Displays the values of the ArrayList.
      Console.WriteLine( "After reversing:" );
      PrintValues( myAL );
   }

   public static void PrintValues( IEnumerable myList )  {
      foreach ( Object obj in myList )
         Console.WriteLine( "   {0}", obj );
      Console.WriteLine();
   }

}


/* 
This code produces the following output.

The ArrayList initially contains the following values:
   The
   quick
   brown
   fox
   jumps
   over
   the
   lazy
   dog

After reversing:
   dog
   lazy
   the
   over
   jumps
   fox
   brown
   quick
   The
*/ 


using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
void PrintValues( IEnumerable^ myList );
int main()
{

   // Creates and initializes a new ArrayList.
   ArrayList^ myAL = gcnew ArrayList;
   myAL->Add( "The" );
   myAL->Add( "quick" );
   myAL->Add( "brown" );
   myAL->Add( "fox" );
   myAL->Add( "jumps" );
   myAL->Add( "over" );
   myAL->Add( "the" );
   myAL->Add( "lazy" );
   myAL->Add( "dog" );

   // Displays the values of the ArrayList.
   Console::WriteLine( "The ArrayList initially contains the following values:" );
   PrintValues( myAL );

   // Reverses the sort order of the values of the ArrayList.
   myAL->Reverse();

   // Displays the values of the ArrayList.
   Console::WriteLine( "After reversing:" );
   PrintValues( myAL );
}

void PrintValues( IEnumerable^ myList )
{
   IEnumerator^ myEnum = myList->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
   {
      Object^ obj = safe_cast<Object^>(myEnum->Current);
      Console::WriteLine( "   {0}", obj );
   }

   Console::WriteLine();
}

/* 
 This code produces the following output.

 The ArrayList initially contains the following values:
    The
    quick
    brown
    fox
    jumps
    over
    the
    lazy
    dog

 After reversing:
    dog
    lazy
    the
    over
    jumps
    fox
    brown
    quick
    The
 */

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.