System.Collections Namespace

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List Generic Class (System.Collections.Generic)

System.Collections Namespace

The System.Collections namespace contains interfaces and classes that define various collections of objects, such as lists, queues, bit arrays, hash tables and dictionaries.

Classes

	Class	Description
	ArrayList	Implements the IList interface using an array whose size is dynamically increased as required.
	BitArray	Manages a compact array of bit values, which are represented as Booleans, where true indicates that the bit is on (1) and false indicates the bit is off (0).
	CaseInsensitiveComparer	Compares two objects for equivalence, ignoring the case of strings.
	CaseInsensitiveHashCodeProvider	Supplies a hash code for an object, using a hashing algorithm that ignores the case of strings.
	CollectionBase	Provides the abstract base class for a strongly typed collection.
	Comparer	Compares two objects for equivalence, where string comparisons are case-sensitive.
	DictionaryBase	Provides the abstract base class for a strongly typed collection of key/value pairs.
	Hashtable	Represents a collection of key/value pairs that are organized based on the hash code of the key.
	Queue	Represents a first-in, first-out collection of objects.
	ReadOnlyCollectionBase	Provides the abstract base class for a strongly typed non-generic read-only collection.
	SortedList	Represents a collection of key/value pairs that are sorted by the keys and are accessible by key and by index.
	Stack	Represents a simple last-in-first-out (LIFO) non-generic collection of objects.

Interfaces

	Interface	Description
	ICollection	Defines size, enumerators, and synchronization methods for all nongeneric collections.
	IComparer	Exposes a method that compares two objects.
	IDictionary	Represents a nongeneric collection of key/value pairs.
	IDictionaryEnumerator	Enumerates the elements of a nongeneric dictionary.
	IEnumerable	Exposes the enumerator, which supports a simple iteration over a non-generic collection.
	IEnumerator	Supports a simple iteration over a nongeneric collection.
	IEqualityComparer	Defines methods to support the comparison of objects for equality.
	IHashCodeProvider	Supplies a hash code for an object, using a custom hash function.
	IList	Represents a non-generic collection of objects that can be individually accessed by index.

Structures

	Structure	Description
	DictionaryEntry	Defines a dictionary key/value pair that can be set or retrieved.

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PowerCollections

Joshua Flanagan ... Thomas Lee | Edit | Show History

If you don't find the collection you are looking for here (or in System.Collections.Generic or System.Collections.Specialized), try looking at the PowerCollections effort on GotDotNet: http://www.gotdotnet.com/content/featuredsite/powercollections/default.aspx

Also, You should look at the C5 generic collections (http://www.itu.dk/research/c5/). The C5 collections include the following generic collections:

ArrayList<T>,
CircularQueue<T>,
GuardedCollection<T>,
GuardedDictionary<K,V>,
GuardedDirectedEnumerable<T>,
GuardedEnumerable<T>,
GuardedEnumerator<T>,
GuardedIndexedSorted<T>,
GuardedList<T>,
GuardedQueue<T>,
GuardedSequenced<T>,
GuardedSorted<T>,
GuardedSortedDictionary<K,V>,
HashBag<T>,
HashDictionary<K,V>,
HashedArrayList<T>,
HashedLinkedList<T>,
HashSet<T>,
IntervalHeap<T>,
LinkedList<T>,
SequencedBase<T>,
SortedArray<T>,
SortedDictionaryBase<K,V>,
TreeBag<T>,
TreeDictionary<K,V>,
TreeSet<T>,
UnsequencedCollectionEqualityComparer<T,W>,
WrappedArray<T>