Inheriting from CollectionBase

[Shayne H]

I wanted to create a type-safe collection by inheriting from CollectionBase.

Public Class MyCollection : Inherits CollectionBase

I found that IList.Add did not allow the setting of a "key" to identify an
object added to the collection.
So to implement a "key" similar to the parameter allowed by the standard
Collection object do I have to create my own array to store the "keys" and
manage it within my class MyCollection? I can't see how I will be able to
make sure my array of "keys" will always point to the correct items in the
collection.
Seems a headache, would like to know if there is some other class I can
inherit from to gain methods more similar to that of Collection.

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Thanks for any help,
Shayne H

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Shayne,
If you want to store elements by key, you should inherit from
DictionaryBase.

If you want to index elements by both key & integer, then I would suggest
inheriting from System.Collections.Specialized.NameObjectCollectio nBase.

Hope this helps
Jay

"Shayne H" <shaynehATlycosSPAMGOTOHELLcoDOTuk> wrote in message
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I wanted to create a type-safe collection by inheriting from CollectionBase.
Public Class MyCollection : Inherits CollectionBase

I found that IList.Add did not allow the setting of a "key" to identify an
object added to the collection.
So to implement a "key" similar to the parameter allowed by the standard
Collection object do I have to create my own array to store the "keys" and
manage it within my class MyCollection? I can't see how I will be able to
make sure my array of "keys" will always point to the correct items in the
collection.
Seems a headache, would like to know if there is some other class I can
inherit from to gain methods more similar to that of Collection.

--
Thanks for any help,
Shayne H

[Shayne H]

Thanks a heap