Understanding Generics : Generics « LINQ « ASP.NET Tutorial

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To use generics, you need to import the System.Collections.Generic namespace.

List<string> stuffToBuy = new List<string>();
stuffToBuy.Add("socks");
stuffToBuy.Add("beer");
stuffToBuy.Add("cigars");


Here's how you would declare the list of strings in VB.NET:

Dim stuffToBuy As New List(Of String)
stuffToBuy.Add("socks")
stuffToBuy.Add("beer")
stuffToBuy.Add("cigars")


By taking advantage of collection initializers, 
declare a strongly typed list of strings in a single line like this (in C#):

List<string> stuffToBuy2 = new List<string> {"socks", "beer", "cigars"};