Converting an Array to a Collection

[Chuck Cobb]

I'm having a problem converting an array to a collection. The code I'm
using looks like the following:

CustomerInfo[] cArray;
Collection<CustomerInfo> cCollection = new Collection<CustomerInfo>(cArray);

The above code creates a collection from the array but the collection winds
up as a read-only collection. Is there an easy way to convert an array to a
collection and have it not be read-only?

Thanks,

Chuck Cobb

[Fabio]

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I'm having a problem converting an array to a collection. The code I'm
using looks like the following:

CustomerInfo[] cArray;
Collection<CustomerInfo> cCollection = new
Collection<CustomerInfo>(cArray);

The above code creates a collection from the array but the collection
winds up as a read-only collection. Is there an easy way to convert an
array to a collection and have it not be read-only?

If you don't have particular reasons to use a Collection<T> try with a
List<T>

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[Otis Mukinfus]

On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:35:12 -0400, "Chuck Cobb" <ch********@oxfordcorp.com>
wrote:

I'm having a problem converting an array to a collection. The code I'm
using looks like the following:

CustomerInfo[] cArray;
Collection<CustomerInfo> cCollection = new Collection<CustomerInfo>(cArray);

The above code creates a collection from the array but the collection winds
up as a read-only collection. Is there an easy way to convert an array to a
collection and have it not be read-only?

Thanks,

Chuck Cobb

From the VS 2k5 help:

string[] input = { "Brachiosaurus",
"Amargasaurus",
"Mamenchisaurus" };
List<string> dinosaurs = new List<string>(input);

Good luck with your project,

Otis Mukinfus
http://www.arltex.com
http://www.tomchilders.com

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Otis Mukinfus <ph***@emailaddress.com> wrote:

From the VS 2k5 help:

string[] input = { "Brachiosaurus",
"Amargasaurus",
"Mamenchisaurus" };
List<string> dinosaurs = new List<string>(input);

If you can cope with IList instead of List, you don't need a new array:

IList<string> dinosaurs = input;

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[Chuck Cobb]

Thanks! Using a List instead of a Collection works great!

I have no idea why a Collection doesn't work the same way...I've reported
that as a potential bug to Microsoft.
"Chuck Cobb" <ch********@oxfordcorp.com> wrote in message
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I'm having a problem converting an array to a collection. The code I'm
using looks like the following:

CustomerInfo[] cArray;
Collection<CustomerInfo> cCollection = new
Collection<CustomerInfo>(cArray);

The above code creates a collection from the array but the collection
winds up as a read-only collection. Is there an easy way to convert an
array to a collection and have it not be read-only?

Thanks,

Chuck Cobb

[Helge Jensen]

Chuck Cobb wrote:

Thanks! Using a List instead of a Collection works great!

Arrays can convert to IList<T>, IList, ICollection<T> and ICollection,
so this code will work:

string[] fruits = {"apple", "orange"};
ICollection<string> x1 = fruits;
ICollection x2 = fruits;
IList<string> x3 = fruits;
IList x4 = fruits;

Arrays are even recusively convertible:

string[] veggies = {"carrot", "salad"}
string[][] baskets = { fruits, veggies };

ICollection<ICollection<string>> x5 = baskets;

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