Class Central is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Treehouse

C# Collections Course (How To)

via Treehouse

Overview

Collections are used to organize data so that it can be used efficiently. In this course we'll learn about the various collection types provided by the .NET framework.

What you'll learn

  • Arrays
  • Lists
  • Sets
  • Dictionaries
  • Generics

Syllabus

Arrays

Arrays are good for retrieving and updating values, but not so good for finding, adding, and deleting values.

Chevron 8 steps
  • Welcome

    4:04

  • Arrays

    4:14

  • Jagged Arrays

    9:47

  • Jagged Arrays

    1 objective

  • Multidimensional Arrays

    7:34

  • Multidimensional Arrays

    1 objective

  • Disadvantages of Arrays

    5:53

  • Arrays

    2 questions

Lists

Internally, System.Generic.Collections.List is an array, but it's much easier to work with.

Chevron 11 steps
  • Lists

    7:14

  • More List Operations

    4:45

  • Lists

    4 questions

  • Searching Lists

    3:32

  • Lists

    1 objective

  • Sorting Lists

    11:49

  • Searching Sorted Lists

    6:10

  • Collection Interfaces

    5:06

  • Collection Interfaces

    4 questions

  • Read-only Collection Interfaces

    5:12

  • Read-only Collection Interfaces

    1 objective

Sets and Dictionaries

Sets and dictionaries are fast at finding, retrieving, and removing items. They're unordered and rely on object hash codes.

Chevron 11 steps
  • HashSet

    5:29

  • Hashing

    6:48

  • GetHashCode and Equals Methods

    4:03

  • Hash Codes and Object Equality

    5 questions

  • Dictionary

    11:29

  • Dictionary

    1 objective

  • Dictionary Keys and Values

    6:06

  • Using Dictionaries

    2 objectives

  • The System.Collections.Generic Namespace

    3:00

  • The System.Collections Namespace

    3:24

  • Other Collection Types

    4 questions

Reviews

Start your review of C# Collections Course (How To)

Never Stop Learning.

Get personalized course recommendations, track subjects and courses with reminders, and more.

Someone learning on their laptop while sitting on the floor.