What is the ArrayList class in C#?


ArrayList class represents an ordered collection of an object that can be indexed individually. It is basically an alternative to an array.

The following are the methods of Arraylist class −

Sr.NoMethod & Description
1public virtual int Add(object value);
Adds an object to the end of the ArrayList.
2public virtual void AddRange(ICollection c);
Adds the elements of an ICollection to the end of the ArrayList.
3public virtual void Clear();
Removes all elements from the ArrayList.
4public virtual bool Contains(object item);
Determines whether an element is in the ArrayList.
5public virtual ArrayList GetRange(int index, int count);
Returns an ArrayList which represents a subset of the elements in the source ArrayList.
6public virtual int IndexOf(object);
Returns the zero-based index of the first occurrence of a value in the ArrayList or in a portion of it.
7public virtual void Insert(int index, object value);
Inserts an element into the ArrayList at the specified index.
8public virtual void InsertRange(int index, ICollection c);
Inserts the elements of a collection into the ArrayList at the specified index.
9public virtual void Remove(object obj);
Removes the first occurrence of a specific object from the ArrayList.
10public virtual void RemoveAt(int index);
Removes the element at the specified index of the ArrayList.
11public virtual void RemoveRange(int index, int count);
Removes a range of elements from the ArrayList.
12public virtual void Reverse();
Reverses the order of the elements in the ArrayList.
13public virtual void SetRange(int index, ICollection c);
Copies the elements of a collection over a range of elements in the ArrayList.
14public virtual void Sort();
Sorts the elements in the ArrayList.
15public virtual void TrimToSize();
Sets the capacity to the actual number of elements in the ArrayList.

Let us see an example of ArrayList −

To sort an ArrayList in C#, use the Sort() method.

The following is the ArrayList −

ArrayList arr = new ArrayList();
arr.Add(32);
arr.Add(12);
arr.Add(55);
arr.Add(8);
arr.Add(13);

Now the Sort() method is used to sort the ArrayList −

arr.Sort();

You can try to run the following code to sort an ArrayList in C# −

Example

 Live Demo

using System;
using System.Collections;

namespace Demo {
   class Program {

      static void Main(string[] args) {

         ArrayList arr = new ArrayList();

         arr.Add(89);
         arr.Add(34);
         arr.Add(77);
         arr.Add(90);

         Console.Write("List: ");
         foreach (int i in arr) {
            Console.Write(i + " ");
         }

         Console.WriteLine();
         Console.Write("Sorted List: ");
         arr.Sort();
         foreach (int i in arr) {
            Console.Write(i + " ");
         }
         Console.WriteLine();
         Console.ReadKey();
      }
   }
}

Output

List: 89 34 77 90
Sorted List: 34 77 89 90

karthikeya Boyini
karthikeya Boyini

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Updated on: 20-Jun-2020

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