Enumerable.ToList(TSource) Method
Silverlight
Creates a List(T) from an IEnumerable(T).
Namespace: System.Linq
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Type Parameters
- TSource
The type of the elements of source.
Parameters
- source
- Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable(TSource)
The IEnumerable(T) to create a List(T) from.
Return Value
Type: System.Collections.Generic.List(TSource)A List(T) that contains elements from the input sequence.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEnumerable(TSource). When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter.| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | source is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
The ToList(TSource)(IEnumerable(TSource)) method forces immediate query evaluation and returns a List(T) that contains the query results. You can append this method to your query in order to obtain a cached copy of the query results.
ToArray(TSource) has similar behavior but returns an array instead of a List(T).
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
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