Difference between Arraylist and Generic List
private void button1_Click (object sender, EventArgs e) { //Arraylist - Arraylist accept values as object //So i can give any type of data in to that. //Here in this eg: an arraylist object accepting //values like String,int,decimal, char and a custom object
Employee emp = new Employee("2", "Litson"); ArrayList arr = new ArrayList(); arr.Add("Sabu"); arr.Add(234); arr.Add(45.236); arr.Add(emp); arr.Add('s'); //This process is known as boxing
//To get inserted vales from arraylist we have to specify the index. //So it will return that values as object. //we have to cast that value from object to its original type.
String name = (String)arr[0]; int num = (int)arr[1]; decimal dec = (decimal)arr[2]; Employee em = (Employee)arr[3]; char c = (char)arr[4]; //This process that is converting from object to its original type is known as unboxing //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ //Generic List //List<>
//Main advantage of Generic List is we can specify the type of data we are going to insert in to //List. So that we can avoid boxing and unboxing //Eg: List<String> strLst = new List<string>(); strLst.Add("Sabu");//Here List accepting values as String only strLst.Add("Litson"); strLst.Add("Sabu"); strLst.Add("Sabu");
List<int> intLst = new List<int>(); intLst.Add(12);//Here List accepting values as int only intLst.Add(14); intLst.Add(89); intLst.Add(34);
List<decimal> decLst = new List<decimal>(); decLst.Add(2.5M);//Here List accepting values as deciaml only decLst.Add(14.4587m); decLst.Add(89.258m); decLst.Add(34.159m);
List<Employee> empLst = new List<Employee>(); empLst.Add(new Employee("1", "Sabu"));//Here List accepting Employee Objects only empLst.Add(new Employee("2", "Mahesh")); empLst.Add(new Employee("3", "Sajith")); empLst.Add(new Employee("4", "Binu"));
//To get values from Generic List String nme = strLst[0]; //No need of casting int nm = intLst[0]; Decimal decVal = decLst[0]; Employee empVal = empLst[0]; }
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| Author: Rajaram Murali 23 Sep 2008 | Member Level: Bronze Points : 0 |
Very Good
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