List of lists and dictionaries in dotnet

Update: I wrote a longer article here.

List<T> is the work horse of list handling in dotnet.  But there are several more to choose from; ArrayList, Hashtable, SortedList, DictionaryEntry, ListDictionary, StringCollection, NameValueCollection, StringDictionary, HybridDictionary andOrderedDictionary for instance. Several of these are replaceable by generic lists so don’t memorise them.

Here is a link to a better explanation: http://www.platinumbay.com/blogs/dotneticated/archive/2007/06/08/hashtables-and-stacks-and-linkedlists-oh-my.aspx

*Update*: I wrote some more, and later, info here.

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