Is there a specific collection type in .NET that allows storing a limited number objects and removing the oldest element automatically? What’s the easiest way to implement such “Recent Files” functionality?
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Is there a specific collection type in .NET that allows storing a limited number objects and removing the oldest element automatically? What’s the easiest way to implement such “Recent Files” functionality?
You might want to try System.Collections.Queue?
Each time before you add an object to your Queue (
Enqueue()), you can check theCountto decide if you need the oldest object to be removed (Dequeue()).