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<String> l = Arrays.asList('test1','test2','test3'); 

Is there any equivalent in C# apart from the obvious one below?

IList<string> l = new List<string>(new string[] {'test1','test2','test3'}); 

Answer 1

Check out C# 3.0’s Collection Initializers.

var list = new List<string> { 'test1', 'test2', 'test3' };