IList.Remove(Object) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Collections

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Removes the first occurrence of a specific object from the IList.

public:
 void Remove(System::Object ^ value);

public void Remove (object? value);

abstract member Remove : obj -> unit

Public Sub Remove (value As Object)

Parameters

value

Object

The object to remove from the IList.

Exceptions

NotSupportedException

The IList is read-only.

-or-

The IList has a fixed size.

Examples

The following example demonstrates the implementation of the IList interface to create a simple, fixed-size list. This code is part of a larger example for the IList interface.

class SimpleList : IList
{
    private object[] _contents = new object[8];
    private int _count;

    public SimpleList()
    {
        _count = 0;
    }

    // IList Members
    public int Add(object value)
    {
        if (_count < _contents.Length)
        {
            _contents[_count] = value;
            _count++;

            return (_count - 1);
        }

        return -1;
    }

    public void Clear()
    {
        _count = 0;
    }

    public bool Contains(object value)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < Count; i++)
        {
            if (_contents[i] == value)
            {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    public int IndexOf(object value)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < Count; i++)
        {
            if (_contents[i] == value)
            {
                return i;
            }
        }
        return -1;
    }

    public void Insert(int index, object value)
    {
        if ((_count + 1 <= _contents.Length) && (index < Count) && (index >= 0))
        {
            _count++;

            for (int i = Count - 1; i > index; i--)
            {
                _contents[i] = _contents[i - 1];
            }
            _contents[index] = value;
        }
    }

    public bool IsFixedSize
    {
        get
        {
            return true;
        }
    }

    public bool IsReadOnly
    {
        get
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public void Remove(object value)
    {
        RemoveAt(IndexOf(value));
    }

    public void RemoveAt(int index)
    {
        if ((index >= 0) && (index < Count))
        {
            for (int i = index; i < Count - 1; i++)
            {
                _contents[i] = _contents[i + 1];
            }
            _count--;
        }
    }

    public object this[int index]
    {
        get
        {
            return _contents[index];
        }
        set
        {
            _contents[index] = value;
        }
    }

    // ICollection members.

    public void CopyTo(Array array, int index)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < Count; i++)
        {
            array.SetValue(_contents[i], index++);
        }
    }

    public int Count
    {
        get
        {
            return _count;
        }
    }

    public bool IsSynchronized
    {
        get
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    // Return the current instance since the underlying store is not
    // publicly available.
    public object SyncRoot
    {
        get
        {
            return this;
        }
    }

    // IEnumerable Members

    public IEnumerator GetEnumerator()
    {
        // Refer to the IEnumerator documentation for an example of
        // implementing an enumerator.
        throw new NotImplementedException("The method or operation is not implemented.");
    }

    public void PrintContents()
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"List has a capacity of {_contents.Length} and currently has {_count} elements.");
        Console.Write("List contents:");
        for (int i = 0; i < Count; i++)
        {
            Console.Write($" {_contents[i]}");
        }
        Console.WriteLine();
    }
}

Public Class SimpleList
    Implements IList

    Private _contents(7) As Object
    Private _count As Integer

    Public Sub New()

        _count = 0
    End Sub

    ' IList members.
    Public Function Add(ByVal value As Object) As Integer Implements IList.Add
        If _count < _contents.Length Then
            _contents(_count) = value
            _count += 1

            Return _count - 1
        End If

        Return -1
    End Function

    Public Sub Clear() Implements IList.Clear
        _count = 0
    End Sub

    Public Function Contains(ByVal value As Object) As Boolean Implements IList.Contains
        For i As Integer = 0 To Count - 1
            If _contents(i) = value Then Return True
        Next

        Return False
    End Function

    Public Function IndexOf(ByVal value As Object) As Integer Implements IList.IndexOf
        For i As Integer = 0 To Count - 1
            If _contents(i) = value Then Return i
        Next
        Return -1
    End Function

    Public Sub Insert(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal value As Object) Implements IList.Insert

        If _count + 1 <= _contents.Length AndAlso index < Count AndAlso index >= 0 Then
            _count += 1

            For i As Integer = Count - 1 To index Step -1
                _contents(i) = _contents(i - 1)
            Next
            _contents(index) = value
        End If
    End Sub

    Public ReadOnly Property IsFixedSize() As Boolean Implements IList.IsFixedSize
        Get
            Return True
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property IsReadOnly() As Boolean Implements IList.IsReadOnly
        Get
            Return False
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Sub Remove(ByVal value As Object) Implements IList.Remove
        RemoveAt(IndexOf(value))
    End Sub

    Public Sub RemoveAt(ByVal index As Integer) Implements IList.RemoveAt

        if index >= 0 AndAlso index < Count Then
            for i As Integer = index To Count - 2
                _contents(i) = _contents(i + 1)
            Next
            _count -= 1
        End If
    End Sub

    Public Property Item(ByVal index As Integer) As Object Implements IList.Item
        Get
            Return _contents(index)
        End Get

        Set(ByVal value As Object)
            _contents(index) = value
        End Set
    End Property

    ' ICollection members.
    Public Sub CopyTo(ByVal array As Array, ByVal index As Integer) Implements ICollection.CopyTo
        For i As Integer = 0 To Count - 1
            array.SetValue(_contents(i), index)
            index += 1
        Next
    End Sub

    Public ReadOnly Property Count() As Integer Implements ICollection.Count
        Get
            Return _count
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property IsSynchronized() As Boolean Implements ICollection.IsSynchronized
        Get
            Return False
        End Get
    End Property

    ' Return the current instance since the underlying store is not
    ' publicly available.
    Public ReadOnly Property SyncRoot() As Object Implements ICollection.SyncRoot
        Get
            Return Me
        End Get
    End Property

    ' IEnumerable members.
    Public Function GetEnumerator() As IEnumerator Implements IEnumerable.GetEnumerator

        ' Refer to the IEnumerator documentation for an example of
        ' implementing an enumerator.
        Throw New NotImplementedException("The method or operation is not implemented.")
    End Function

    Public Sub PrintContents()
        Console.WriteLine($"List has a capacity of {_contents.Length} and currently has {_count} elements.")
        Console.Write("List contents:")

        For i As Integer = 0 To Count - 1
            Console.Write($" {_contents(i)}")
        Next

        Console.WriteLine()
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

In collections of contiguous elements, such as lists, the elements that follow the removed element move up to occupy the vacated spot. If the collection is indexed, the indexes of the elements that are moved are also updated. This behavior does not apply to collections where elements are conceptually grouped into buckets, such as a hash table. If value is not found in the IList, the IList remains unchanged and no exception is thrown.

Notes to Implementers

If value is not in the list, the Remove(Object) method should do nothing. In particular, it should not throw an exception.