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   8 <h2>Namespace: System.Collections</h2>
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  11 <p> The  <a href="../System.Collections/System.Collections.html">System.Collections</a> namespace contains interfaces and classes that define various collections of objects, such as lists, queues, bit arrays, hashtables and dictionaries.</p>
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  14 <h3>Members of System.Collections Namespace</h3><b>Classes</b><dl>
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  18 <th bgcolor="#C0C0C0">Class</th>
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  20                                                         Description
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  24 <td width="30%"><a href="types/ArrayList.html">class ArrayList</a></td>
  25 <td width="60%"> Implements the  <a href="../System.Collections/types/IList.html">IList</a> interface using an array whose size is dynamically increased as required.
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  29 <td width="30%"><a href="types/BitArray.html">class BitArray</a></td>
  30 <td width="60%"> Manages a compact array of bit values, which are represented as Booleans, where  indicates that the bit is on (1) and  indicates the bit is off (0).
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  34 <td width="30%"><a href="types/CaseInsensitiveComparer.html">class CaseInsensitiveComparer</a></td>
  35 <td width="60%"> Compares two objects for equivalence, ignoring the case of strings.
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  39 <td width="30%"><a href="types/CaseInsensitiveHashCodeProvider.html">class CaseInsensitiveHashCodeProvider</a></td>
  40 <td width="60%"> Supplies a hash code for an object, using a hashing algorithm that ignores the case of strings.
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  44 <td width="30%"><a href="types/CollectionBase.html">class CollectionBase</a></td>
  45 <td width="60%"> Provides the  base class for a strongly typed collection.
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  49 <td width="30%"><a href="types/Comparer.html">class Comparer</a></td>
  50 <td width="60%"> Compares two objects for equivalence, where string comparisons are case-sensitive.
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  54 <td width="30%"><a href="types/DictionaryBase.html">class DictionaryBase</a></td>
  55 <td width="60%"> Provides the  base class for a strongly typed collection of key-and-value pairs.
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  59 <td width="30%"><a href="types/Hashtable.html">class Hashtable</a></td>
  60 <td width="60%"> Represents a collection of key-and-value pairs that are organized based on the hash code of the key.
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  64 <td width="30%"><a href="types/Queue.html">class Queue</a></td>
  65 <td width="60%"> Represents a first-in, first-out collection of objects.
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  69 <td width="30%"><a href="types/ReadOnlyCollectionBase.html">class ReadOnlyCollectionBase</a></td>
  70 <td width="60%"> Provides the  base class for a strongly typed read-only collection.
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  74 <td width="30%"><a href="types/SortedList.html">class SortedList</a></td>
  75 <td width="60%"> Represents a collection of key-and-value pairs that are sorted by the keys and are accessible by key and by index.
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  79 <td width="30%"><a href="types/Stack.html">class Stack</a></td>
  80 <td width="60%"> Represents a simple last-in-first-out collection of objects.
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  85 </dl><br><b>Interfaces</b><dl>
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  89 <th bgcolor="#C0C0C0">Interface</th>
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  95 <td width="30%"><a href="types/ICollection.html">interface ICollection</a></td>
  96 <td width="60%"> Defines size, enumerators and synchronization methods for all collections.
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 100 <td width="30%"><a href="types/IComparer.html">interface IComparer</a></td>
 101 <td width="60%"> Exposes a method that compares two objects.
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 105 <td width="30%"><a href="types/IDictionary.html">interface IDictionary</a></td>
 106 <td width="60%"> Represents a collection of key-and-value pairs.
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 110 <td width="30%"><a href="types/IDictionaryEnumerator.html">interface IDictionaryEnumerator</a></td>
 111 <td width="60%"> Enumerates the elements of a dictionary.
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 115 <td width="30%"><a href="types/IEnumerable.html">interface IEnumerable</a></td>
 116 <td width="60%"> Exposes the enumerator, which supports a simple iteration over a collection.
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 120 <td width="30%"><a href="types/IEnumerator.html">interface IEnumerator</a></td>
 121 <td width="60%"> Supports a simple iteration over a collection.
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 125 <td width="30%"><a href="types/IHashCodeProvider.html">interface IHashCodeProvider</a></td>
 126 <td width="60%"> Supplies a hash code for an object, using a custom hash function.
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 130 <td width="30%"><a href="types/IList.html">interface IList</a></td>
 131 <td width="60%"> Represents a collection of objects that can be individually accessed by index.
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 140 <th bgcolor="#C0C0C0">Structure</th>
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 146 <td width="30%"><a href="types/DictionaryEntry.html">structure DictionaryEntry</a></td>
 147 <td width="60%"> Defines a dictionary key-and-value pair that can be set or retrieved.
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 152 </dl><br><b>Namepace hierarchy</b><br><ul class="none">
 153 <li><a href="../System/types/Object.html">System.Object</a></li>
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 155 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/ArrayList.html">System.Collections.ArrayList</a> --- <a href="../System.Collections/types/IList.html">System.Collections.IList</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/ICollection.html">System.Collections.ICollection</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/IEnumerable.html">System.Collections.IEnumerable</a>, <a href="../System/types/ICloneable.html">System.ICloneable</a></li>
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 158 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/BitArray.html">System.Collections.BitArray</a> --- <a href="../System.Collections/types/ICollection.html">System.Collections.ICollection</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/IEnumerable.html">System.Collections.IEnumerable</a>, <a href="../System/types/ICloneable.html">System.ICloneable</a></li>
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 161 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/CaseInsensitiveComparer.html">System.Collections.CaseInsensitiveComparer</a> --- <a href="../System.Collections/types/IComparer.html">System.Collections.IComparer</a></li>
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 164 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/CaseInsensitiveHashCodeProvider.html">System.Collections.CaseInsensitiveHashCodeProvider</a> --- <a href="../System.Collections/types/IHashCodeProvider.html">System.Collections.IHashCodeProvider</a></li>
 165 </ul>
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 167 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/CollectionBase.html">System.Collections.CollectionBase</a> --- <a href="../System.Collections/types/IList.html">System.Collections.IList</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/ICollection.html">System.Collections.ICollection</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/IEnumerable.html">System.Collections.IEnumerable</a></li>
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 170 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/Comparer.html">System.Collections.Comparer</a> --- <a href="../System.Collections/types/IComparer.html">System.Collections.IComparer</a></li>
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 173 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/DictionaryBase.html">System.Collections.DictionaryBase</a> --- <a href="../System.Collections/types/IDictionary.html">System.Collections.IDictionary</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/ICollection.html">System.Collections.ICollection</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/IEnumerable.html">System.Collections.IEnumerable</a></li>
 174 </ul>
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 176 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/Hashtable.html">System.Collections.Hashtable</a> --- <a href="../System.Collections/types/IDictionary.html">System.Collections.IDictionary</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/ICollection.html">System.Collections.ICollection</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/IEnumerable.html">System.Collections.IEnumerable</a>, <a href="../System.Runtime.Serialization/types/ISerializable.html">System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable</a>, <a href="../System.Runtime.Serialization/types/IDeserializationCallback.html">System.Runtime.Serialization.IDeserializationCallback</a>, <a href="../System/types/ICloneable.html">System.ICloneable</a></li>
 177 </ul>
 178 <ul class="none">
 179 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/Queue.html">System.Collections.Queue</a> --- <a href="../System.Collections/types/ICollection.html">System.Collections.ICollection</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/IEnumerable.html">System.Collections.IEnumerable</a>, <a href="../System/types/ICloneable.html">System.ICloneable</a></li>
 180 </ul>
 181 <ul class="none">
 182 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/ReadOnlyCollectionBase.html">System.Collections.ReadOnlyCollectionBase</a> --- <a href="../System.Collections/types/ICollection.html">System.Collections.ICollection</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/IEnumerable.html">System.Collections.IEnumerable</a></li>
 183 </ul>
 184 <ul class="none">
 185 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/SortedList.html">System.Collections.SortedList</a> --- <a href="../System.Collections/types/IDictionary.html">System.Collections.IDictionary</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/ICollection.html">System.Collections.ICollection</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/IEnumerable.html">System.Collections.IEnumerable</a>, <a href="../System/types/ICloneable.html">System.ICloneable</a></li>
 186 </ul>
 187 <ul class="none">
 188 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/Stack.html">System.Collections.Stack</a> --- <a href="../System.Collections/types/ICollection.html">System.Collections.ICollection</a>, <a href="../System.Collections/types/IEnumerable.html">System.Collections.IEnumerable</a>, <a href="../System/types/ICloneable.html">System.ICloneable</a></li>
 189 </ul>
 190 <ul class="none">
 191 <li><a href="../System/types/ValueType.html">System.ValueType</a></li>
 192 <ul class="none">
 193 <li><a href="../System.Collections/types/DictionaryEntry.html">System.Collections.DictionaryEntry</a></li>
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