Generic Collections in C#

Collections

In this chapter we will deal with C# collections. The .NET framework provides specialized classes for data storage and retrieval. In one of the previous chapters, we have described arrays. Collections are enhancement to the arrays.

There are two distinct collection types in C#. The standard collections, which are found under the System.Collections namespace and the generic collections, under System.Collections.Generic. The generic collections are more flexible and are the preferred way to work with data. The generic collections or generics were introduced in .NET framework 2.0. Generics enhance code reuse, type safety, and performance.

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