Returns an array containing all the elements of the collection. : ICollection « Collections Data Structure « C# / C Sharp

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Returns an array containing all the elements of the collection.

  

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using System;
using System.Collections;

namespace Dotnet.Commons.Lang {

    class MainClass{
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an array containing all the elements of the collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The array containing all the elements of the collection.</returns>
        public static System.Object[] ToArray(System.Collections.ICollection c)
        {
            int index = 0;
            System.Object[] objects = new System.Object[c.Count];
            System.Collections.IEnumerator e = c.GetEnumerator();

            while (e.MoveNext())
                objects[index++] = e.Current;

            return objects;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Obtains an array containing all the elements of the collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="objects">The array into which the elements of the collection will be stored.</param>
        /// <returns>The array containing all the elements of the collection.</returns>
        public static System.Object[] ToArray(System.Collections.ICollection c, System.Object[] objects)
        {
            int index = 0;

            System.Type type = objects.GetType().GetElementType();
            System.Object[] objs = (System.Object[])Array.CreateInstance(type, c.Count);

            System.Collections.IEnumerator e = c.GetEnumerator();

            while (e.MoveNext())
                objs[index++] = e.Current;

            //If objects is smaller than c then do not return the new array in the parameter
            if (objects.Length >= c.Count)
                objs.CopyTo(objects, 0);

            return objs;
        }
   }
}

   
    
  

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