System.Collections.Generic Namespace
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The System.Collections.Generic namespace contains interfaces and classes that define generic collections, which allow users to create strongly typed collections that provide better type safety and performance than non-generic strongly typed collections.
| Class | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Comparer<T> | Provides a base class for implementations of the IComparer<T> generic interface. |
![]() | Dictionary<TKey, TValue> | Represents a collection of keys and values. |
![]() | Dictionary<TKey, TValue>::KeyCollection | Represents the collection of keys in a Dictionary<TKey, TValue>. This class cannot be inherited. |
![]() | Dictionary<TKey, TValue>::ValueCollection | Represents the collection of values in a Dictionary<TKey, TValue>. This class cannot be inherited. |
![]() | EqualityComparer<T> | Provides a base class for implementations of the IEqualityComparer<T> generic interface. |
![]() | HashSet<T> | Represents a set of values. |
![]() | KeyedByTypeCollection<TItem> | Provides a collection whose items are types that serve as keys. |
![]() | KeyNotFoundException | The exception that is thrown when the key specified for accessing an element in a collection does not match any key in the collection. |
![]() | LinkedList<T> | Represents a doubly linked list. |
![]() | LinkedListNode<T> | Represents a node in a LinkedList<T>. This class cannot be inherited. |
![]() | List<T> | Represents a strongly typed list of objects that can be accessed by index. Provides methods to search, sort, and manipulate lists. |
![]() | Queue<T> | Represents a first-in, first-out collection of objects. |
![]() | SortedDictionary<TKey, TValue> | Represents a collection of key/value pairs that are sorted on the key. |
![]() | SortedDictionary<TKey, TValue>::KeyCollection | Represents the collection of keys in a SortedDictionary<TKey, TValue>. This class cannot be inherited. |
![]() | SortedDictionary<TKey, TValue>::ValueCollection | Represents the collection of values in a SortedDictionary<TKey, TValue>. This class cannot be inherited |
![]() | SortedSet<T> | Represents a collection of objects that is maintained in sorted order. |
![]() | Stack<T> | Represents a variable size last-in-first-out (LIFO) collection of instances of the same arbitrary type. |
![]() | SynchronizedReadOnlyCollection<T> | Provides a thread-safe, read-only collection that contains objects of a type specified by the generic parameter as elements. |
| Interface | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | ICollection<T> | Defines methods to manipulate generic collections. |
![]() | IComparer<T> | Defines a method that a type implements to compare two objects. |
![]() | IDictionary<TKey, TValue> | Represents a generic collection of key/value pairs. |
![]() | IEnumerable<T> | Exposes the enumerator, which supports a simple iteration over a collection of a specified type. |
![]() | IEnumerator<T> | Supports a simple iteration over a generic collection. |
![]() | IEqualityComparer<T> | Defines methods to support the comparison of objects for equality. |
![]() | IList<T> | Represents a collection of objects that can be individually accessed by index. |
![]() | IReadOnlyCollection<T> | Represents a strongly-typed, read-only collection of elements. |
![]() | IReadOnlyDictionary<TKey, TValue> | Represents a generic read-only collection of key/value pairs. |
![]() | IReadOnlyList<T> | Represents a read-only collection of elements that can be accessed by index. |
![]() | ISet<T> | Provides the base interface for the abstraction of sets. |
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