Collection<T>::RemoveAt Method (Int32)

.NET Framework (current version)

Removes the element at the specified index of the Collection<T>.

Namespace: System.Collections.ObjectModel
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

public:
virtual void RemoveAt(
	int index
) sealed

Parameters

index: Type: System::Int32
The zero-based index of the element to remove.

Implements

IList<T>::RemoveAt(Int32) IList::RemoveAt(Int32)

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	index is less than zero. -or- index is equal to or greater than Count.

Remarks

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

Notes to Inheritors:

Derived classes can override RemoveItem to change the behavior of this method.

The following code example demonstrates many of the properties and methods of Collection<T>. The code example creates a collection of strings, uses the Add method to add several strings, displays the Count, and lists the strings. The example uses the IndexOf method to find the index of a string and the Contains method to determine whether a string is in the collection. The example inserts a string using the Insert method and retrieves and sets strings using the default Item property (the indexer in C#). The example removes strings by string identity using the Remove method and by index using the RemoveAt method. Finally, the Clear method is used to clear all strings from the collection.

C++

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections::Generic;
using namespace System::Collections::ObjectModel;

public ref class Demo
{
public:
    static void Main()
    {
        Collection<String^>^ dinosaurs = gcnew Collection<String^>();

        dinosaurs->Add("Psitticosaurus");
        dinosaurs->Add("Caudipteryx");
        dinosaurs->Add("Compsognathus");
        dinosaurs->Add("Muttaburrasaurus");

        Console::WriteLine("{0} dinosaurs:", dinosaurs->Count);
        Display(dinosaurs);

        Console::WriteLine("\nIndexOf(\"Muttaburrasaurus\"): {0}",
            dinosaurs->IndexOf("Muttaburrasaurus"));

        Console::WriteLine("\nContains(\"Caudipteryx\"): {0}",
            dinosaurs->Contains("Caudipteryx"));

        Console::WriteLine("\nInsert(2, \"Nanotyrannus\")");
        dinosaurs->Insert(2, "Nanotyrannus");
        Display(dinosaurs);

        Console::WriteLine("\ndinosaurs[2]: {0}", dinosaurs[2]);

        Console::WriteLine("\ndinosaurs[2] = \"Microraptor\"");
        dinosaurs[2] = "Microraptor";
        Display(dinosaurs);

        Console::WriteLine("\nRemove(\"Microraptor\")");
        dinosaurs->Remove("Microraptor");
        Display(dinosaurs);

        Console::WriteLine("\nRemoveAt(0)");
        dinosaurs->RemoveAt(0);
        Display(dinosaurs);

        Console::WriteLine("\ndinosaurs.Clear()");
        dinosaurs->Clear();
        Console::WriteLine("Count: {0}", dinosaurs->Count);
    }

private:
    static void Display(Collection<String^>^ cs)
    {
        Console::WriteLine();
        for each( String^ item in cs )
        {
            Console::WriteLine(item);
        }
    }
};

int main()
{
    Demo::Main();
}

/* This code example produces the following output:

4 dinosaurs:

Psitticosaurus
Caudipteryx
Compsognathus
Muttaburrasaurus

IndexOf("Muttaburrasaurus"): 3

Contains("Caudipteryx"): True

Insert(2, "Nanotyrannus")

Psitticosaurus
Caudipteryx
Nanotyrannus
Compsognathus
Muttaburrasaurus

dinosaurs[2]: Nanotyrannus

dinosaurs[2] = "Microraptor"

Psitticosaurus
Caudipteryx
Microraptor
Compsognathus
Muttaburrasaurus

Remove("Microraptor")

Psitticosaurus
Caudipteryx
Compsognathus
Muttaburrasaurus

RemoveAt(0)

Caudipteryx
Compsognathus
Muttaburrasaurus

dinosaurs.Clear()
Count: 0
 */

Version Information

Universal Windows Platform
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