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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T15:40:42+00:00 2026-05-11T15:40:42+00:00

As the title says when should I use List and when should I use

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As the title says when should I use List and when should I use ArrayList?

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  1. 2026-05-11T15:40:42+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 3:40 pm

    The main time to use ArrayList is in .NET 1.1

    Other than that, List<T> all the way (for your local T)…

    For those (rare) cases where you don’t know the type up-front (and can’t use generics), even List<object> is more helpful than ArrayList (IMO).

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