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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T14:13:07+00:00 2026-05-15T14:13:07+00:00

If I have a method or a property that returns an IEnumerable<SomeType> that leads

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If I have a method or a property that returns an IEnumerable<SomeType> that leads to no data,
is it more efficient to return an empty array new SomeType[0] or is it better to return an empty list new List<SomeType>() or is there an even better solution (IMO building an own type with generics could be such a solution but it seems to me a little bit overkill)?

The array is my favorite but what do you think about this?

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    2026-05-15T14:13:08+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 2:13 pm

    Return Enumerable.Empty<T>().

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