IList.Item[Int32] Property

Definition

Gets or sets the element at the specified index.

public object this[int index] { get; set; }
public object? this[int index] { get; set; }

Parameters

index
Int32

The zero-based index of the element to get or set.

Property Value

The element at the specified index.

Exceptions

index is not a valid index in the IList.

The property is set and the IList is read-only.

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();
    }
}

Remarks

This property provides the ability to access a specific element in the collection by using the following syntax: myCollection[index].

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.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0