Section A.3. Collection Objects


A.3. Collection Objects

Element

Description

Collection Class

Implements a Collection object that manages a set of related objects.

Collection.Add Method

Adds a member to a Collection object.

Collection.Count Property

Indicates the number of items stored to a Collection object.

Collection.Item Property

Retrieves a member from a Collection object based on its key value or ordinal position .

Collection.Remove Method

Removes the member associated with a given key or ordinal position from a Collection object.

Hashtable Class

Encapsulates a hashtable collection.

Hashtable.Add Method

Adds a key-value pair to a Hashtable object.

Hashtable.ContainsKey Method

Indicates whether a given key exists among the hashtable's items.

Hashtable.ContainsValue Method

Indicates whether a given value exists among the hashtable's items.

Hashtable.CopyTo Method

Copies hashtable values into an array of DictionaryEntry structures.

Hashtable.Item Property

Retrieves the value of a Hashtable item given its key.

Hashtable.Keys Property

Returns an ICollection object that contains the keys in the hashtable.

Hashtable.Remove Method

Removes a key/value pair from a Hashtable object.

Hashtable.Values Property

Returns an ICollection object that contains the values in the hashtable.

Of Keyword

New in 2005. Enables generics on a type or member definition.

Queue Class

Encapsulates a queue-style collection.

Queue.Contains Method

Indicates whether a Queue contains a particular item.

Queue.CopyTo Method

Copies the Queue items to an array.

Queue.Dequeue Method

Removes an item from a Queue object.

Queue.Enqueue Method

Places an item at the end of a Queue.

Queue.Peek Method

Returns the first item in a Queue.

Queue.ToArray Method

Copies the Queue items to an array.

Stack Class

Encapsulated a stack-style collection.

Stack.Contains Method

Indicates whether a Stack contains a particular item.

Stack.CopyTo Method

Copies the items in a Stack to an array.

Stack.Peek Method

Returns the item at the top of a Stack.

Stack.Pop Method

Removes the topmost item from a Stack.

Stack.Push Method

Places an item at the top of a Stack.

Stack.ToArray Method

Copies the items on a Stack to an array.





Visual Basic 2005(c) In a Nutshell
Visual Basic 2005 in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell (OReilly))
ISBN: 059610152X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 712

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