ReadOnlyCollection<T>.Item[Int32] Property
Definition
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Gets the element at the specified index.
public:
property T default[int] { T get(int index); };
public T this[int index] { get; }
member this.Item(int) : 'T
Default Public ReadOnly Property Item(index As Integer) As T
Parameters
- index
- Int32
The zero-based index of the element to get.
Property Value
The element at the specified index.
Implements
Exceptions
Examples
The following code example demonstrates several members of the ReadOnlyCollection<T> class. The code example creates a List<T> of strings and adds four dinosaur names to it. The code example then wraps the list in a ReadOnlyCollection<T>.
After demonstrating the Count, Contains, Item[], and IList.IndexOf members, the code example shows that the ReadOnlyCollection<T> is just a wrapper for the original List<T> by adding a new item to the List<T> and displaying the contents of the ReadOnlyCollection<T>.
Finally, the code example creates an array larger than the collection and uses the CopyTo method to insert the elements of the collection into the middle of the array.
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections::Generic;
using namespace System::Collections::ObjectModel;
void main()
{
List<String^>^ dinosaurs = gcnew List<String^>();
dinosaurs->Add("Tyrannosaurus");
dinosaurs->Add("Amargasaurus");
dinosaurs->Add("Deinonychus");
dinosaurs->Add("Compsognathus");
ReadOnlyCollection<String^>^ readOnlyDinosaurs =
gcnew ReadOnlyCollection<String^>(dinosaurs);
Console::WriteLine();
for each(String^ dinosaur in readOnlyDinosaurs )
{
Console::WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
Console::WriteLine("\nCount: {0}", readOnlyDinosaurs->Count);
Console::WriteLine("\nContains(\"Deinonychus\"): {0}",
readOnlyDinosaurs->Contains("Deinonychus"));
Console::WriteLine("\nreadOnlyDinosaurs[3]: {0}",
readOnlyDinosaurs[3]);
Console::WriteLine("\nIndexOf(\"Compsognathus\"): {0}",
readOnlyDinosaurs->IndexOf("Compsognathus"));
Console::WriteLine("\nInsert into the wrapped List:");
Console::WriteLine("Insert(2, \"Oviraptor\")");
dinosaurs->Insert(2, "Oviraptor");
Console::WriteLine();
for each( String^ dinosaur in readOnlyDinosaurs )
{
Console::WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
array<String^>^ dinoArray =
gcnew array<String^>(readOnlyDinosaurs->Count + 2);
readOnlyDinosaurs->CopyTo(dinoArray, 1);
Console::WriteLine("\nCopied array has {0} elements:",
dinoArray->Length);
for each( String^ dinosaur in dinoArray )
{
Console::WriteLine("\"{0}\"", dinosaur);
}
}
/* This code example produces the following output:
Tyrannosaurus
Amargasaurus
Deinonychus
Compsognathus
Count: 4
Contains("Deinonychus"): True
readOnlyDinosaurs[3]: Compsognathus
IndexOf("Compsognathus"): 3
Insert into the wrapped List:
Insert(2, "Oviraptor")
Tyrannosaurus
Amargasaurus
Oviraptor
Deinonychus
Compsognathus
Copied array has 7 elements:
""
"Tyrannosaurus"
"Amargasaurus"
"Oviraptor"
"Deinonychus"
"Compsognathus"
""
*/
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
List<string> dinosaurs = new List<string>();
dinosaurs.Add("Tyrannosaurus");
dinosaurs.Add("Amargasaurus");
dinosaurs.Add("Deinonychus");
dinosaurs.Add("Compsognathus");
ReadOnlyCollection<string> readOnlyDinosaurs =
new ReadOnlyCollection<string>(dinosaurs);
Console.WriteLine();
foreach( string dinosaur in readOnlyDinosaurs )
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
Console.WriteLine("\nCount: {0}", readOnlyDinosaurs.Count);
Console.WriteLine("\nContains(\"Deinonychus\"): {0}",
readOnlyDinosaurs.Contains("Deinonychus"));
Console.WriteLine("\nreadOnlyDinosaurs[3]: {0}",
readOnlyDinosaurs[3]);
Console.WriteLine("\nIndexOf(\"Compsognathus\"): {0}",
readOnlyDinosaurs.IndexOf("Compsognathus"));
Console.WriteLine("\nInsert into the wrapped List:");
Console.WriteLine("Insert(2, \"Oviraptor\")");
dinosaurs.Insert(2, "Oviraptor");
Console.WriteLine();
foreach( string dinosaur in readOnlyDinosaurs )
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
string[] dinoArray = new string[readOnlyDinosaurs.Count + 2];
readOnlyDinosaurs.CopyTo(dinoArray, 1);
Console.WriteLine("\nCopied array has {0} elements:",
dinoArray.Length);
foreach( string dinosaur in dinoArray )
{
Console.WriteLine("\"{0}\"", dinosaur);
}
}
}
/* This code example produces the following output:
Tyrannosaurus
Amargasaurus
Deinonychus
Compsognathus
Count: 4
Contains("Deinonychus"): True
readOnlyDinosaurs[3]: Compsognathus
IndexOf("Compsognathus"): 3
Insert into the wrapped List:
Insert(2, "Oviraptor")
Tyrannosaurus
Amargasaurus
Oviraptor
Deinonychus
Compsognathus
Copied array has 7 elements:
""
"Tyrannosaurus"
"Amargasaurus"
"Oviraptor"
"Deinonychus"
"Compsognathus"
""
*/
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Collections.ObjectModel
Public Class Example
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim dinosaurs As New List(Of String)
dinosaurs.Add("Tyrannosaurus")
dinosaurs.Add("Amargasaurus")
dinosaurs.Add("Deinonychus")
dinosaurs.Add("Compsognathus")
Dim readOnlyDinosaurs As _
New ReadOnlyCollection(Of String)(dinosaurs)
Console.WriteLine()
For Each dinosaur As String In readOnlyDinosaurs
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur)
Next
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Count: {0}", _
readOnlyDinosaurs.Count)
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Contains(""Deinonychus""): {0}", _
readOnlyDinosaurs.Contains("Deinonychus"))
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & _
"readOnlyDinosaurs(3): {0}", readOnlyDinosaurs(3))
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "IndexOf(""Compsognathus""): {0}", _
readOnlyDinosaurs.IndexOf("Compsognathus"))
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Insert into the wrapped List:")
Console.WriteLine("Insert(2, ""Oviraptor"")")
dinosaurs.Insert(2, "Oviraptor")
Console.WriteLine()
For Each dinosaur As String In readOnlyDinosaurs
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur)
Next
Dim dinoArray(readOnlyDinosaurs.Count + 1) As String
readOnlyDinosaurs.CopyTo(dinoArray, 1)
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Copied array has {0} elements:", _
dinoArray.Length)
For Each dinosaur As String In dinoArray
Console.WriteLine("""{0}""", dinosaur)
Next
End Sub
End Class
' This code example produces the following output:
'
'Tyrannosaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Deinonychus
'Compsognathus
'
'Count: 4
'
'Contains("Deinonychus"): True
'
'readOnlyDinosaurs(3): Compsognathus
'
'IndexOf("Compsognathus"): 3
'
'Insert into the wrapped List:
'Insert(2, "Oviraptor")
'
'Tyrannosaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Oviraptor
'Deinonychus
'Compsognathus
'
'Copied array has 7 elements:
'""
'"Tyrannosaurus"
'"Amargasaurus"
'"Oviraptor"
'"Deinonychus"
'"Compsognathus"
'""
Remarks
This property provides the ability to access a specific element in the collection by using the following C# syntax: myCollection[index]
(myCollection(index)
in Visual Basic).
The C# language uses the this keyword to define the indexers instead of implementing the Item[] property. Visual Basic implements Item[] as a default property, which provides the same indexing functionality.
Retrieving the value of this property is an O(1) operation.