What is it with the < > brakets

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Hi,

I am coming back to programming in C#, and perhaps I never came accross
this. Can someone point me in the right direction to research about them. For
instance, what do they mean in the following code:

<!-- From msdn web site content -->
// First attempt:
public List<stringPeop leIKnowInNewYor k()
{
IEnumerable<Pho neBookEntrysnew YorkNumbers =
PhoneBook.FindL istFor(“New York�);
List<stringpeop leIKnow = new List<string>();
foreach ( PhoneBookEntry ph in newYorkNumbers)
{
string name = string.Format(â €œ{0} {1}â€�, ph.FirstName, ph.LastName);
if ( RecognizePerson ( name ) )
peopleIKnow.Add (name);
}
return peopleIKnow;
}

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The "Brackets" < are the syntax for declaring the Collection type of a
Generic List.
That means the List is declared to hold the type that appears inside these
< guys.
Peter

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"Lamborghin i" wrote:

Hi,

I am coming back to programming in C#, and perhaps I never came accross
this. Can someone point me in the right direction to research about them. For
instance, what do they mean in the following code:

<!-- From msdn web site content -->
// First attempt:
public List<stringPeop leIKnowInNewYor k()
{
IEnumerable<Pho neBookEntrysnew YorkNumbers =
PhoneBook.FindL istFor(“New York�);
List<stringpeop leIKnow = new List<string>();
foreach ( PhoneBookEntry ph in newYorkNumbers)
{
string name = string.Format(â €œ{0} {1}â€�, ph.FirstName, ph.LastName);
if ( RecognizePerson ( name ) )
peopleIKnow.Add (name);
}
return peopleIKnow;
}

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Thank you Peter.
I feel like a need a "matrix like learning" machine.
E.

"Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]" wrote:

The "Brackets" < are the syntax for declaring the Collection type of a
Generic List.
That means the List is declared to hold the type that appears inside these
< guys.
Peter

--
Site: http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog: http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
Short urls & more: http://ittyurl.net


"Lamborghin i" wrote:

Hi,

I am coming back to programming in C#, and perhaps I never came accross
this. Can someone point me in the right direction to research about them. For
instance, what do they mean in the following code:

<!-- From msdn web site content -->
// First attempt:
public List<stringPeop leIKnowInNewYor k()
{
IEnumerable<Pho neBookEntrysnew YorkNumbers =
PhoneBook.FindL istFor(“New York�);
List<stringpeop leIKnow = new List<string>();
foreach ( PhoneBookEntry ph in newYorkNumbers)
{
string name = string.Format(â €œ{0} {1}â€�, ph.FirstName, ph.LastName);
if ( RecognizePerson ( name ) )
peopleIKnow.Add (name);
}
return peopleIKnow;
}

[Jon Davis]

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Jon

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Thank you Peter.
I feel like a need a "matrix like learning" machine.
E.

"Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]" wrote:

>The "Brackets" < are the syntax for declaring the Collection type of a
Generic List.
That means the List is declared to hold the type that appears inside
these
< guys.
Peter

--
Site: http://www.eggheadcafe.com
UnBlog: http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
Short urls & more: http://ittyurl.net


"Lamborghini " wrote:

Hi,

I am coming back to programming in C#, and perhaps I never came accross
this. Can someone point me in the right direction to research about
them. For
instance, what do they mean in the following code:

<!-- From msdn web site content -->
// First attempt:
public List<stringPeop leIKnowInNewYor k()
{
IEnumerable<Pho neBookEntrysnew YorkNumbers =
PhoneBook.FindL istFor("New York");
List<stringpeop leIKnow = new List<string>();
foreach ( PhoneBookEntry ph in newYorkNumbers)
{
string name = string.Format(" {0} {1}", ph.FirstName,
ph.LastName);
if ( RecognizePerson ( name ) )
peopleIKnow.Add (name);
}
return peopleIKnow;
}