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List<T>.ToArray Method

Definition

Namespace:
System.Collections.Generic
Assemblies:
mscorlib.dll, System.Collections.dll
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Collections.dll
Assembly:
System.Collections.dll
Assembly:
mscorlib.dll
Assembly:
netstandard.dll
Source:
List.cs
Source:
List.cs
Source:
List.cs
Source:
List.cs

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

T[]

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 System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

string[] input = { "Apple",
                   "Banana",
                   "Orange" };

List<string> fruits = new List<string>(input);

Console.WriteLine("\nCapacity: {0}", fruits.Capacity);
Console.WriteLine();

foreach (string fruit in fruits)
{
    Console.WriteLine(fruit);
}

Console.WriteLine("\nAddRange(fruits)");
fruits.AddRange(fruits);

Console.WriteLine();
foreach (string fruit in fruits)
{
    Console.WriteLine(fruit);
}

Console.WriteLine("\nRemoveRange(2, 2)");
fruits.RemoveRange(2, 2);

Console.WriteLine();
foreach (string fruit in fruits)
{
    Console.WriteLine(fruit);
}

input = new string[] { "Mango",
                       "Pineapple",
                       "Watermelon" };

Console.WriteLine("\nInsertRange(3, input)");
fruits.InsertRange(3, input);

Console.WriteLine();
foreach (string fruit in fruits)
{
    Console.WriteLine(fruit);
}

Console.WriteLine("\noutput = fruits.GetRange(2, 3).ToArray()");
string[] output = fruits.GetRange(2, 3).ToArray();

Console.WriteLine();
foreach (string fruit in output)
{
    Console.WriteLine(fruit);
}

/*
    This code example produces the following output:

    Capacity: 3

    Apple
    Banana
    Orange

    AddRange(fruits)

    Apple
    Banana
    Orange
    Apple
    Banana
    Orange

    RemoveRange(2, 2)

    Apple
    Banana
    Banana
    Orange

    InsertRange(3, input)

    Apple
    Banana
    Banana
    Mango
    Pineapple
    Watermelon
    Orange

    output = fruits.GetRange(2, 3).ToArray()

    Banana
    Mango
    Pineapple
*/

Imports System.Collections.Generic

Partial Public Class Program
    Public Shared Sub ShowFruits()

        Dim input() As String = { "Apple", _
                                  "Banana", _
                                  "Orange" }

        Dim fruits As New List(Of String)(input)

        Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "Capacity: {0}", fruits.Capacity)
        Console.WriteLine()

        For Each fruit As String In fruits
            Console.WriteLine(fruit)
        Next

        Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "AddRange(fruits)")
        fruits.AddRange(fruits)

        Console.WriteLine()
        For Each fruit As String In fruits
            Console.WriteLine(fruit)
        Next

        Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "RemoveRange(2, 2)")
        fruits.RemoveRange(2, 2)

        Console.WriteLine()
        For Each fruit As String In fruits
            Console.WriteLine(fruit)
        Next

        input = New String() { "Mango", _
                               "Pineapple", _
                               "Watermelon" }

        Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "InsertRange(3, input)")
        fruits.InsertRange(3, input)

        Console.WriteLine()
        For Each fruit As String In fruits
            Console.WriteLine(fruit)
        Next

        Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "output = fruits.GetRange(2, 3).ToArray")
        Dim output() As String = fruits.GetRange(2, 3).ToArray()

        Console.WriteLine()
        For Each fruit As String In output
            Console.WriteLine(fruit)
        Next

    End Sub
End Class

' This code example produces the following output:
'
' Capacity: 3
'
' Apple
' Banana
' Orange
'
' AddRange(fruits)
'
' Apple
' Banana
' Orange
' Apple
' Banana
' Orange
'
' RemoveRange(2, 2)
'
' Apple
' Banana
' Banana
' Orange
'
' InsertRange(3, input)
'
' Apple
' Banana
' Banana
' Mango
' Pineapple
' Watermelon
' Orange
'
' output = fruits.GetRange(2, 3).ToArray
'
' Banana
' Mango
' Pineapple

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.

Applies to