Question

Having List<string> paths = new List<string>(); I want to remove item that I’m not sure is there. Should I check if it exists or just run the Remove method straight ahead?

Is if (paths.Exists(stringVar)) needed or considered a good practice before paths.Remove(stringVar)?

Running Remove without Exists would simply return false in case there is no such item in list.

Answer 1

No it doesn’t throw an exception, and there is no need for extra checking . see MSDN:

true if item is successfully removed;
otherwise, false. This method also
returns false if item was not found in
the List.