An array or Generic collection?

Question

I need to pass a list of Days (number and name) to an view!

Whats the best way to do this?

I was thinking of creating a generic collection, but not sure how? or an array?

Answer 1

For something like this you can use a dictionary... simple key/value pairs

Dim d as New Dictionary(Of Integer, String)
d.Add(0,"string2")
'   etc

Answer 2

If I only had those 2 options, I'd use an Array.

Because an array is immutable. You can't accidentally "add" or "removes" something which is what the view should be. It's kind of a defensive programming.

And you can still use foreach just fine.... so why goes Collection? no need at all.

Answer 3

You really ought to use an IEnumerable<T>. Add a List<T> to the ViewData and then cast it as an IEnumerable<T> on the other side.

Answer 4

Dictionary<string, int> days = new Dictionary<string, int>();

days.Add("Sunday", 1);

...

Answer 5

Why not an enum?

enum days { Monday = 1, Tuesday = 2 ... }