using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

/* Very similar to our illustration of class Collection<char> */
class BasicListDemo{                                                      

  public static void Main(){
                                                                          
    // List initialization and adding elements to the end of the list:    
    List<char> lst = new List<char>{'a', 'b', 'c'};                       
    lst.Add('d'); lst.Add('e');                                           
    ReportList("Initial list, followed by lst.Add('d'); lst.Add('e');", lst);                  

    // Mutate existing elements in the list
    lst[0] = 'z'; lst[1]++; 
    ReportList("lst[0] = 'z'; lst[1]++;", lst);       

    // Insert and push towards the end
    lst.Insert(0,'n'); 
    ReportList("lst.Insert(0,'n');", lst);            

    // Insert at end - with Insert
    lst.Insert(lst.Count,'x');      // equivalent to lst.Add('x');
    ReportList("lst.Insert(lst.Count,'x');", lst);    

    // Insert a new list into existing list, at position 2.
    lst.InsertRange(2, new List<char>{'1', '2', '3', '4'}); 
    ReportList("lst.InsertRange(2, new List<char>{'1', '2', '3', '4'});", lst);   

    // Remove element 0 and push toward the beginning
    lst.RemoveAt(0);
    ReportList("lst.RemoveAt(0);", lst);              

    // Remove first occurrence of 'c'
    lst.Remove('c'); 
    ReportList("lst.Remove('c');", lst);              

    // Remove 2 elements, starting at element 1
    lst.RemoveRange(1, 2); 
    ReportList("lst.RemoveRange(1, 2);", lst);        
 
    // Remove all remaining digits
    lst.RemoveAll(delegate(char ch){return Char.IsDigit(ch);}); 
    ReportList("lst.RemoveAll(delegate(char ch){return Char.IsDigit(ch);});", lst);   

    // Test of all remaining characters are letters
    if (lst.TrueForAll(delegate(char ch){return Char.IsLetter(ch);}))
      Console.WriteLine("All characters in lst are letters");
    else 
      Console.WriteLine("NOT All characters in lst are letters");
  }

  public static void ReportList<T>(string explanation, List<T> list){
    Console.WriteLine(explanation);
    foreach(T el in list)
      Console.Write("{0, 3}", el);
    Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine();
  }

}

 
 
 
 
Similar to our Demo of Collection<char>.
 
 
The static type of lst is List<char>,
not IList<char>, because we make use
of non-IList<char> operations below.
 
a b c d e
 
 
 
z c c d e
 
 
 
n z c c d e
 
 
 
n z c c d e x
 
 
 
n z 1 2 3 4 c c d e x
 
 
 
z 1 2 3 4 c c d e x
 
 
 
z 1 2 3 4 c d e x
 
 
 
z 3 4 c d e x
 
 
 
z c d e x