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AddRange, InsertRange. Often in VB.NET programs we need to add just one element at a time to a List. But sometimes, an entire array of elements must be appended or inserted at once.
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By using AddRange and InsertRange, we can avoid writing verbose loops to add these elements. Just a single statement is required to add many elements to a List.
AddRange example. This example demonstrates the AddRange method. It creates some collections of data and then calls AddRange to add the array to the List.
Step 1 We create a List and call Add() 4 times. The result is a list with the values 1 through 4 inclusive.
Step 2 We create a new array. In VB.NET, when we create an array we can specify the "last index" of the array as its type.
Step 3 We invoke AddRange, passing the array to the AddRange method, and then display the updated contents of the List.
Module Module1 Sub Main() ' Step 1: create List. Dim list = New List(Of Integer)() list.Add(1) list.Add(2) list.Add(3) list.Add(4) ' Step 2: new array with maximum index syntax. Dim array(2) as Integer array(0) = 100 array(1) = 200 array(2) = 300 ' Step 3: call AddRange and display the updated List contents. list.AddRange(array) For Each value in list Console.WriteLine("LIST: {0}", value) Next End Sub End Module
LIST: 1 LIST: 2 LIST: 3 LIST: 4 LIST: 100 LIST: 200 LIST: 300
InsertRange example. While AddRange always places elements at the end of the List, InsertRange can insert those elements at any valid index.
Part 1 We create a List with 4 elements, and an array with 3 elements. We use a shorter syntax in this example.
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Part 2 We insert all the elements from the array at index 1, which is after the first element. We then display the List elements.
Module Module1 Sub Main() ' Part 1: create data collections. Dim list = New List(Of Integer)({ 1, 2, 3, 4 }) Dim array = { 500, 600, 700 } ' Part 2: call InsertRange and display the elements afterwards. list.InsertRange(1, array) For Each value in list Console.WriteLine($"ELEMENT: {value}") Next End Sub End Module
ELEMENT: 1 ELEMENT: 500 ELEMENT: 600 ELEMENT: 700 ELEMENT: 2 ELEMENT: 3 ELEMENT: 4
In developing VB.NET programs, it is often helpful to reduce excessive lines of code. With AddRange and InsertRange, we can eliminate For-loops in our functions.
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