What is it with the < > brakets

[Guest]

Hi,

I am coming back to programming in C#, and perhaps I never came accross
this. Can someone point me in the right direction to research about them. For
instance, what do they mean in the following code:

<!-- From msdn web site content -->
// First attempt:
public List<string> PeopleIKnowInNewYork()
{
IEnumerable<PhoneBookEntrys> newYorkNumbers =
PhoneBook.FindListFor(“New Yorkâ€);
List<string> peopleIKnow = new List<string>();
foreach ( PhoneBookEntry ph in newYorkNumbers)
{
string name = string.Format(“{0} {1}â€, ph.FirstName, ph.LastName);
if ( RecognizePerson( name ) )
peopleIKnow.Add(name);
}
return peopleIKnow;
}

 

[Guest]

The "Brackets" < > are the syntax for declaring the Collection type of a
Generic List.
That means the List is declared to hold the type that appears inside these
< > guys.
Peter

 

[Guest]

Thank you Peter.
I feel like a need a "matrix like learning" machine.
E.

 

[Jon Davis]

Tell us when you know kung fu.

Jon

Thank you Peter.
I feel like a need a "matrix like learning" machine.
E.