List<T>.ToArray Method
Definition
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Copies the elements of the List<T> to a new array.
public:
cli::array <T> ^ ToArray();
public T[] ToArray ();
member this.ToArray : unit -> 'T[]
Public Function ToArray () As T()
Returns
An array containing copies of the elements of the List<T>.
Examples
The following example demonstrates the ToArray method and other methods of the List<T> class that act on ranges. At the end of the example, the GetRange method is used to get three items from the list, beginning with index location 2. The ToArray method is called on the resulting List<T>, creating an array of three elements. The elements of the array are displayed.
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections::Generic;
void main()
{
array<String^>^ input = { "Brachiosaurus",
"Amargasaurus",
"Mamenchisaurus" };
List<String^>^ dinosaurs =
gcnew List<String^>((IEnumerable<String^>^) input);
Console::WriteLine("\nCapacity: {0}", dinosaurs->Capacity);
Console::WriteLine();
for each(String^ dinosaur in dinosaurs )
{
Console::WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
Console::WriteLine("\nAddRange(dinosaurs)");
dinosaurs->AddRange(dinosaurs);
Console::WriteLine();
for each(String^ dinosaur in dinosaurs )
{
Console::WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
Console::WriteLine("\nRemoveRange(2, 2)");
dinosaurs->RemoveRange(2, 2);
Console::WriteLine();
for each(String^ dinosaur in dinosaurs )
{
Console::WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
input = gcnew array<String^> { "Tyrannosaurus",
"Deinonychus",
"Velociraptor"};
Console::WriteLine("\nInsertRange(3, (IEnumerable<String^>^) input)");
dinosaurs->InsertRange(3, (IEnumerable<String^>^) input);
Console::WriteLine();
for each(String^ dinosaur in dinosaurs )
{
Console::WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
Console::WriteLine("\noutput = dinosaurs->GetRange(2, 3)->ToArray()");
array<String^>^ output = dinosaurs->GetRange(2, 3)->ToArray();
Console::WriteLine();
for each(String^ dinosaur in output )
{
Console::WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
}
/* This code example produces the following output:
Capacity: 3
Brachiosaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
AddRange(dinosaurs)
Brachiosaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
Brachiosaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
RemoveRange(2, 2)
Brachiosaurus
Amargasaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
InsertRange(3, (IEnumerable<String^>^) input)
Brachiosaurus
Amargasaurus
Amargasaurus
Tyrannosaurus
Deinonychus
Velociraptor
Mamenchisaurus
output = dinosaurs->GetRange(2, 3)->ToArray()
Amargasaurus
Tyrannosaurus
Deinonychus
*/
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string[] input = { "Brachiosaurus",
"Amargasaurus",
"Mamenchisaurus" };
List<string> dinosaurs = new List<string>(input);
Console.WriteLine("\nCapacity: {0}", dinosaurs.Capacity);
Console.WriteLine();
foreach( string dinosaur in dinosaurs )
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
Console.WriteLine("\nAddRange(dinosaurs)");
dinosaurs.AddRange(dinosaurs);
Console.WriteLine();
foreach( string dinosaur in dinosaurs )
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
Console.WriteLine("\nRemoveRange(2, 2)");
dinosaurs.RemoveRange(2, 2);
Console.WriteLine();
foreach( string dinosaur in dinosaurs )
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
input = new string[] { "Tyrannosaurus",
"Deinonychus",
"Velociraptor"};
Console.WriteLine("\nInsertRange(3, input)");
dinosaurs.InsertRange(3, input);
Console.WriteLine();
foreach( string dinosaur in dinosaurs )
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
Console.WriteLine("\noutput = dinosaurs.GetRange(2, 3).ToArray()");
string[] output = dinosaurs.GetRange(2, 3).ToArray();
Console.WriteLine();
foreach( string dinosaur in output )
{
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur);
}
}
}
/* This code example produces the following output:
Capacity: 3
Brachiosaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
AddRange(dinosaurs)
Brachiosaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
Brachiosaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
RemoveRange(2, 2)
Brachiosaurus
Amargasaurus
Amargasaurus
Mamenchisaurus
InsertRange(3, input)
Brachiosaurus
Amargasaurus
Amargasaurus
Tyrannosaurus
Deinonychus
Velociraptor
Mamenchisaurus
output = dinosaurs.GetRange(2, 3).ToArray()
Amargasaurus
Tyrannosaurus
Deinonychus
*/
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Public Class Example
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim input() As String = { "Brachiosaurus", _
"Amargasaurus", _
"Mamenchisaurus" }
Dim dinosaurs As New List(Of String)(input)
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Capacity: {0}", dinosaurs.Capacity)
Console.WriteLine()
For Each dinosaur As String In dinosaurs
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur)
Next
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "AddRange(dinosaurs)")
dinosaurs.AddRange(dinosaurs)
Console.WriteLine()
For Each dinosaur As String In dinosaurs
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur)
Next
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "RemoveRange(2, 2)")
dinosaurs.RemoveRange(2, 2)
Console.WriteLine()
For Each dinosaur As String In dinosaurs
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur)
Next
input = New String() { "Tyrannosaurus", _
"Deinonychus", _
"Velociraptor" }
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "InsertRange(3, input)")
dinosaurs.InsertRange(3, input)
Console.WriteLine()
For Each dinosaur As String In dinosaurs
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur)
Next
Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "output = dinosaurs.GetRange(2, 3).ToArray")
Dim output() As String = dinosaurs.GetRange(2, 3).ToArray()
Console.WriteLine()
For Each dinosaur As String In output
Console.WriteLine(dinosaur)
Next
End Sub
End Class
' This code example produces the following output:
'
'Capacity: 3
'
'Brachiosaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Mamenchisaurus
'
'AddRange(dinosaurs)
'
'Brachiosaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Mamenchisaurus
'Brachiosaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Mamenchisaurus
'
'RemoveRange(2, 2)
'
'Brachiosaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Mamenchisaurus
'
'InsertRange(3, input)
'
'Brachiosaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Amargasaurus
'Tyrannosaurus
'Deinonychus
'Velociraptor
'Mamenchisaurus
'
'output = dinosaurs.GetRange(2, 3).ToArray
'
'Amargasaurus
'Tyrannosaurus
'Deinonychus
Remarks
The elements are copied using Array.Copy, which is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.
This method is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.