IEnumerable Interface

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Exposes the enumerator, which supports a simple iteration over a non-generic collection.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<GuidAttribute("496B0ABE-CDEE-11d3-88E8-00902754C43A")> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Interface IEnumerable

[GuidAttribute("496B0ABE-CDEE-11d3-88E8-00902754C43A")]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface IEnumerable

The IEnumerable type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	GetEnumerator	Returns an enumerator that iterates through a collection.

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Extension Methods

	Name	Description
	AsQueryable	Converts an IEnumerable to an IQueryable. (Defined by Queryable.)
	Cast<TResult>	Converts the elements of an IEnumerable to the specified type. (Defined by Enumerable.)
	OfType<TResult>	Filters the elements of an IEnumerable based on a specified type. (Defined by Enumerable.)

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Remarks

For the generic version of this interface see System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T>.

Notes to Implementers

IEnumerable must be implemented to support the foreach semantics of Microsoft Visual Basic. COM classes that allow enumerators also implement this interface.

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.

See Also

Reference

System.Collections Namespace

IEnumerator

System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T>