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Collection<T>.CopyTo Method

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Copies the entire Collection<T> to a compatible one-dimensional Array, starting at the specified index of the target array.

Namespace:  System.Collections.ObjectModel
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub CopyTo ( _
    array As T(), _
    index As Integer _
)

public void CopyTo(
    T[] array,
    int index
)

Parameters

  • array
    Type: array<T[]
    The one-dimensional Array that is the destination of the elements copied from Collection<T>. The Array must have zero-based indexing.
  • index
    Type: System.Int32
    The zero-based index in array at which copying begins.

Implements

ICollection<T>.CopyTo(array<T[], Int32)

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

array is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

index is equal to or greater than the length of array.

-or-

index is less than zero.
ArgumentException

The number of elements in the source Collection<T> is greater than the available space from index to the end of the destination array.

Remarks

This method uses Array.Copy to copy the elements.

The elements are copied to the Array in the same order in which the enumerator iterates through the Collection<T>.

This method is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.