List<T>::Add Method (T)
Adds an object to the end of the List<T>.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
List<T> accepts null as a valid value for reference types and allows duplicate elements.
If Count already equals Capacity, the capacity of the List<T> 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.
The following example demonstrates how to add, remove, and insert a simple business object in a List<T>.
The following example demonstrates several properties and methods of the List<T> 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.
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 */
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1