Quick way to create a list of values in C#?

Question

I\'m looking for a quick way to create a list of values in C#. In Java I frequently use the snippet below:

List l = Arrays.asList(\"test1\",\"test2         


        

Answer 1

You can do that with

var list = new List{ "foo", "bar" };

Here are some other common instantiations of other common Data Structures:

Dictionary

var dictionary = new Dictionary 
{
    { "texas",   "TX" },
    { "utah",    "UT" },
    { "florida", "FL" }
};

Array list

var array = new string[] { "foo", "bar" };

Queue

var queque = new Queue(new[] { 1, 2, 3 });

Stack

var queque = new Stack(new[] { 1, 2, 3 });

As you can see for the majority of cases it is merely adding the values in curly braces, or instantiating a new array followed by curly braces and values.