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Explore the collection classes

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- [Instructor] In this chapter, we'll look at how to work with collections of data. The collection classes in Visual Basic simplify working with sets of data. I'm using the word collection in its common definition, a group of objects to be kept together. When I refer to collections here, I mean all the .NET types that work with groups of data. There are specific areas where .NET also uses the word collection, mostly when referring to the .NET collection name spaces. Visual Basic has three distinct categories of collections. They are listed in the preferred order of usage. Your application can benefit from using generic collections and arrays. The third item should be avoided, the non-generic collections from the early releases of .NET. Arrays are a fundamental concept taught in every computer science and programming course. They provide a contiguous memory space for a group of variables. All the variables in the array…

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