Using a custom strongly typed PersonList (C#) : ArrayList « Collections « ASP.NET Tutorial






<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true"  CodeFile="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="_Default" %>

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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
    
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

File: Default.aspx.cs

using System;
using System.Collections;

public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Person scott = new Person("A", "B");
        Person bill = new Person("C", "D");
        Person srini = new Person("E", "F");

        PersonList people = new PersonList();
        people.Add(scott);
        people.Add(bill);
        people.Add(srini);

        foreach (Person p in people)
        {
            Response.Write(p.FullName + "<BR/>");
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < people.Count; i++)
        {
            Response.Write(people[i].FullName + "<BR/>");
        }

    }
}

public class PersonList : System.Collections.IEnumerable
{
    private ArrayList innerList = new ArrayList();

    public void Add(Person aPerson)
    {
        innerList.Add(aPerson);
    }

    public void Remove(Person aPerson)
    {
        innerList.Remove(aPerson);
    }

    public int Count
    {
        get { return innerList.Count; }
    }

    // Get/set element at given index
    public Person this[int index]
    {
        get { return (Person)innerList[index]; }
        set { innerList[index] = value; }
    }

    public IEnumerator GetEnumerator()
    {
        return innerList.GetEnumerator();
    }
}


public class Person : IComparable
{
    string FirstName;
    string LastName;

    public Person(string first, string last)
    {
        FirstName = first;
        LastName = last;
    }

    public string FullName
    {
        get
        {
            return FirstName + " " + LastName;
        }
    }

    int IComparable.CompareTo(object obj)
    {
        Person p2 = obj as Person;
        if (p2 == null) throw new ArgumentException("Object is not a Person!");

        int lastNameResult = this.LastName.CompareTo(p2.LastName);

        if (lastNameResult == 0)
        {
            int firstNameResult = this.FirstName.CompareTo(p2.FirstName);
            return firstNameResult;
        }
        else
        {
            return lastNameResult;
        }
    }

}








7.2.ArrayList
7.2.1.Add objects to ArrayList (C#)
7.2.2.Add objects to ArrayList (VB)
7.2.3.Foreach loop (C#)
7.2.4.Foreach loop (VB)
7.2.5.Using an ArrayList instead of an array (C#)
7.2.6.Using an ArrayList instead of an array (VB)
7.2.7.Using a custom strongly typed PersonList (C#)
7.2.8.Using a custom strongly typed PersonList (VB)
7.2.9.ArrayList with custom objects
7.2.10.Bind ArrayList to DropDownList