ArrayList.IsFixedSize Property
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
A collection with a fixed size does not allow the addition or removal of elements after the collection is created, but it allows the modification of existing elements.
A collection with a fixed size is simply a collection with a wrapper that prevents adding and removing elements; therefore, if changes are made to the underlying collection, including the addition or removal of elements, the fixed-size collection reflects those changes.
Retrieving the value of this property is an O(1) operation.
The following code example shows how to create a fixed-size wrapper around an ArrayList.
using namespace System; using namespace System::Collections; void PrintValues( IEnumerable^ myList, char mySeparator ); 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( "jumped" ); myAL->Add( "over" ); myAL->Add( "the" ); myAL->Add( "lazy" ); myAL->Add( "dog" ); // Create a fixed-size wrapper around the ArrayList. ArrayList^ myFixedSizeAL = ArrayList::FixedSize( myAL ); // Display whether the ArrayLists have a fixed size or not. Console::WriteLine( "myAL {0}.", myAL->IsFixedSize ? (String^)"has a fixed size" : "does not have a fixed size" ); Console::WriteLine( "myFixedSizeAL {0}.", myFixedSizeAL->IsFixedSize ? (String^)"has a fixed size" : "does not have a fixed size" ); Console::WriteLine(); // Display both ArrayLists. Console::WriteLine( "Initially," ); Console::Write( "Standard :" ); PrintValues( myAL, ' ' ); Console::Write( "Fixed size:" ); PrintValues( myFixedSizeAL, ' ' ); // Sort is allowed in the fixed-size ArrayList. myFixedSizeAL->Sort(); // Display both ArrayLists. Console::WriteLine( "After Sort," ); Console::Write( "Standard :" ); PrintValues( myAL, ' ' ); Console::Write( "Fixed size:" ); PrintValues( myFixedSizeAL, ' ' ); // Reverse is allowed in the fixed-size ArrayList. myFixedSizeAL->Reverse(); // Display both ArrayLists. Console::WriteLine( "After Reverse," ); Console::Write( "Standard :" ); PrintValues( myAL, ' ' ); Console::Write( "Fixed size:" ); PrintValues( myFixedSizeAL, ' ' ); // Add an element to the standard ArrayList. myAL->Add( "AddMe" ); // Display both ArrayLists. Console::WriteLine( "After adding to the standard ArrayList," ); Console::Write( "Standard :" ); PrintValues( myAL, ' ' ); Console::Write( "Fixed size:" ); PrintValues( myFixedSizeAL, ' ' ); Console::WriteLine(); // Adding or inserting elements to the fixed-size ArrayList throws an exception. try { myFixedSizeAL->Add( "AddMe2" ); } catch ( Exception^ myException ) { Console::WriteLine( "Exception: {0}", myException ); } try { myFixedSizeAL->Insert( 3, "InsertMe" ); } catch ( Exception^ myException ) { Console::WriteLine( "Exception: {0}", myException ); } } void PrintValues( IEnumerable^ myList, char mySeparator ) { IEnumerator^ myEnum = myList->GetEnumerator(); while ( myEnum->MoveNext() ) { Object^ obj = safe_cast<Object^>(myEnum->Current); Console::Write( "{0}{1}", mySeparator, obj ); } Console::WriteLine(); } /* This code produces the following output. myAL does not have a fixed size. myFixedSizeAL has a fixed size. Initially, Standard : The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog Fixed size: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog After Sort, Standard : brown dog fox jumped lazy over quick the The Fixed size: brown dog fox jumped lazy over quick the The After Reverse, Standard : The the quick over lazy jumped fox dog brown Fixed size: The the quick over lazy jumped fox dog brown After adding to the standard ArrayList, Standard : The the quick over lazy jumped fox dog brown AddMe Fixed size: The the quick over lazy jumped fox dog brown AddMe Exception: System.NotSupportedException: Collection was of a fixed size. at System.Collections.FixedSizeArrayList.Add(Object obj) at SamplesArrayList.Main() Exception: System.NotSupportedException: Collection was of a fixed size. at System.Collections.FixedSizeArrayList.Insert(Int32 index, Object obj) at SamplesArrayList.Main() */
import System.*;
import System.Collections.*;
public class SamplesArrayList
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Creates and initializes a new ArrayList.
ArrayList myAL = new ArrayList();
myAL.Add("The");
myAL.Add("quick");
myAL.Add("brown");
myAL.Add("fox");
myAL.Add("jumped");
myAL.Add("over");
myAL.Add("the");
myAL.Add("lazy");
myAL.Add("dog");
// Create a fixed-size wrapper around the ArrayList.
ArrayList myFixedSizeAL = ArrayList.FixedSize(myAL);
// Display whether the ArrayLists have a fixed size or not.
Console.WriteLine("myAL {0}.", myAL.get_IsFixedSize()
? "has a fixed size" : "does not have a fixed size");
Console.WriteLine("myFixedSizeAL {0}.", myFixedSizeAL.get_IsFixedSize()
? "has a fixed size" : "does not have a fixed size");
Console.WriteLine();
// Display both ArrayLists.
Console.WriteLine("Initially,");
Console.Write("Standard :");
PrintValues(myAL, ' ');
Console.Write("Fixed size:");
PrintValues(myFixedSizeAL, ' ');
// Sort is allowed in the fixed-size ArrayList.
myFixedSizeAL.Sort();
// Display both ArrayLists.
Console.WriteLine("After Sort,");
Console.Write("Standard :");
PrintValues(myAL, ' ');
Console.Write("Fixed size:");
PrintValues(myFixedSizeAL, ' ');
// Reverse is allowed in the fixed-size ArrayList.
myFixedSizeAL.Reverse();
// Display both ArrayLists.
Console.WriteLine("After Reverse,");
Console.Write("Standard :");
PrintValues(myAL, ' ');
Console.Write("Fixed size:");
PrintValues(myFixedSizeAL, ' ');
// Add an element to the standard ArrayList.
myAL.Add("AddMe");
// Display both ArrayLists.
Console.WriteLine("After adding to the standard ArrayList,");
Console.Write("Standard :");
PrintValues(myAL, ' ');
Console.Write("Fixed size:");
PrintValues(myFixedSizeAL, ' ');
Console.WriteLine();
// Adding or inserting elements to the fixed-size ArrayList throws an
// exception.
try {
myFixedSizeAL.Add("AddMe2");
}
catch (System.Exception myException) {
Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + myException.ToString());
}
try {
myFixedSizeAL.Insert(3, "InsertMe");
}
catch (System.Exception myException) {
Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + myException.ToString());
}
} //main
public static void PrintValues(IEnumerable myList, char mySeparator)
{
IEnumerator objMyEnum = myList.GetEnumerator();
while (objMyEnum.MoveNext()) {
Object obj = objMyEnum.get_Current();
Console.Write("{0}{1}", new Character(mySeparator), obj);
}
Console.WriteLine();
} //PrintValues
} //SamplesArrayList
/*
This code produces the following output.
myAL does not have a fixed size.
myFixedSizeAL has a fixed size.
Initially,
Standard : The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog
Fixed size: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog
After Sort,
Standard : brown dog fox jumped lazy over quick the The
Fixed size: brown dog fox jumped lazy over quick the The
After Reverse,
Standard : The the quick over lazy jumped fox dog brown
Fixed size: The the quick over lazy jumped fox dog brown
After adding to the standard ArrayList,
Standard : The the quick over lazy jumped fox dog brown AddMe
Fixed size: The the quick over lazy jumped fox dog brown AddMe
Exception: System.NotSupportedException: Collection was of a fixed size.
at System.Collections.FixedSizeArrayList.Add(Object obj)
at SamplesArrayList.main(String[] args)
Exception: System.NotSupportedException: Collection was of a fixed size.
at System.Collections.FixedSizeArrayList.Insert(Int32 index, Object obj)
at SamplesArrayList.main(String[] args)
*/
import System; import System.Collections; // Creates and initializes a new ArrayList. var myAL : ArrayList = new ArrayList(); myAL.Add( "The" ); myAL.Add( "quick" ); myAL.Add( "brown" ); myAL.Add( "fox" ); myAL.Add( "jumped" ); myAL.Add( "over" ); myAL.Add( "the" ); myAL.Add( "lazy" ); myAL.Add( "dog" ); // Create a fixed-size wrapper around the ArrayList. var myFixedSizeAL : ArrayList = ArrayList.FixedSize( myAL ); // Display whether the ArrayLists have a fixed size or not. Console.WriteLine( "myAL {0}.", myAL.IsFixedSize ? "has a fixed size" : "does not have a fixed size" ); Console.WriteLine( "myFixedSizeAL {0}.", myFixedSizeAL.IsFixedSize ? "has a fixed size" : "does not have a fixed size" ); Console.WriteLine(); // Display both ArrayLists. Console.WriteLine( "Initially," ); Console.Write( "Standard :" ); PrintValues( myAL, ' ' ); Console.Write( "Fixed size:" ); PrintValues( myFixedSizeAL, ' ' ); // Sort is allowed in the fixed-size ArrayList. myFixedSizeAL.Sort(); // Display both ArrayLists. Console.WriteLine( "After Sort," ); Console.Write( "Standard :" ); PrintValues( myAL, ' ' ); Console.Write( "Fixed size:" ); PrintValues( myFixedSizeAL, ' ' ); // Reverse is allowed in the fixed-size ArrayList. myFixedSizeAL.Reverse(); // Display both ArrayLists. Console.WriteLine( "After Reverse," ); Console.Write( "Standard :" ); PrintValues( myAL, ' ' ); Console.Write( "Fixed size:" ); PrintValues( myFixedSizeAL, ' ' ); // Add an element to the standard ArrayList. myAL.Add( "AddMe" ); // Display both ArrayLists. Console.WriteLine( "After adding to the standard ArrayList," ); Console.Write( "Standard :" ); PrintValues( myAL, ' ' ); Console.Write( "Fixed size:" ); PrintValues( myFixedSizeAL, ' ' ); Console.WriteLine(); // Adding or inserting elements to the fixed-size ArrayList throws an exception. try { myFixedSizeAL.Add( "AddMe2" ); } catch ( myException : Exception ) { Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + myException.ToString()); } try { myFixedSizeAL.Insert( 3, "InsertMe" ); } catch ( myException : Exception ) { Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + myException.ToString()); } function PrintValues( myList : IEnumerable, mySeparator : char ) { var myEnumerator : System.Collections.IEnumerator = myList.GetEnumerator(); while ( myEnumerator.MoveNext() ) Console.Write( "{0}{1}", mySeparator, myEnumerator.Current ); Console.WriteLine(); } /* This code produces the following output. myAL does not have a fixed size. myFixedSizeAL has a fixed size. Initially, Standard : The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog Fixed size: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog After Sort, Standard : brown dog fox jumped lazy over quick the The Fixed size: brown dog fox jumped lazy over quick the The After Reverse, Standard : The the quick over lazy jumped fox dog brown Fixed size: The the quick over lazy jumped fox dog brown After adding to the standard ArrayList, Standard : The the quick over lazy jumped fox dog brown AddMe Fixed size: The the quick over lazy jumped fox dog brown AddMe Exception: System.NotSupportedException: Collection was of a fixed size. at System.Collections.FixedSizeArrayList.Add(Object obj) at JScript 0.Global Code() Exception: System.NotSupportedException: Collection was of a fixed size. at System.Collections.FixedSizeArrayList.Insert(Int32 index, Object obj) at JScript 0.Global Code() */
Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.