Question

I am retrieving tables and their respective fields from a database, and would like to store them within my C# application.

The two storage options which I can think of are:

1. A Dictionary which uses the table’s name as a key and a List<string> to store the fields. Thus, something like this: Dictionary<string, List<string>>

2. A list within a list: List<List<string>>

What would be the better approach in terms of performance and best practice? Are there better options?

Thanks

Answer 1

I prefer (1), perhaps making things a bit more object oriented however:

public class DatabaseTable : List<string>
{

}

public class DatabaseTableRegistry : Dictionary<string, DatabaseTable>
{

}