> Why would you actually want to make the copy by some means other than > enumeration?
Because ICollection.CopyTo() (where available) is usually 10x faster? He says, jumping in without reading the whole thread. Jim > > -- > Ian Griffiths > DevelopMentor > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Duncan Godwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Depending on what's in the collection you can either use a > collections > > Clone() method if you need a shallow copy, or Serialize via > a MemoryStream > > if you need a deep copy. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Graeme Foster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > The fun bit is making the copy *without enumerating* ;) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Duncan Godwin > > > > > > The alternative is as mentioned in Effective Java, lock briefly, > > > make a defensive copy of the collection, then enumerate. > > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe > from DOTNET, or > subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. > You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
