IList<T> vs IEnumerable<T>. What is more efficient IList<T> or IEnumerable<T>
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What is more efficient way to make methods return IList<T>
or IEnumerable<T>
?
IEnumerable<T>
it is immutable collection but IList<T>
mutable and contain a lot of useful methods and properties.
To cast IList<T>
to IEnumerable<T>
it is just reference copy:
IList<T> l = new List<T>();
IEnumerable<T> e = l;
To cast IEnumerable<T>
to List<T>
we need to iterate each element or to call ToList()
method:
IEnumerable<T>.ToList();
or may pass IEnumerable<T>
to List<T>
constructor which doing the same iteration somewhere within its constructor.
List<T> l = new List<T>(e);
Which cases you think is more efficient? Which you prefer more in your practice?
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