C# Examples: A List Class

using System;

public class List
{
    private int size;
    private string[] items;

    public List()
    {
        size = 0;
        items = new string[5];
    }

    public void Add(string item)
    {
        if (size >= items.Length)
            Array.Resize<string>(ref items, items.Length + 5);

        items[size] = item;
        size++;
    }

    public int IndexOf(string item)
    {
        int index = -1;

        for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
            if (items[i].Equals(item))
                index = i;

        return index;
    }

    public void Remove(string item)
    {
        int index = IndexOf(item);

        if (index >= 0)
        {
            for (int i = index; i < size; i++)
                items[i] = items[i + 1];
            size--;
        }
    }

    public void RemoveAt(int index)
    {
        if( (index >= 0) && (index < size) )
        {
            for (int i = index; i < size; i++)
                items[i] = items[i + 1];
            size--;
        }
    }

    public string this[int index]
    {
        get
        {
            return items[index];
        }
    }

    public int Count
    {
        get
        {
            return size;
        }
    }
}

public class Exercise
{
    static int Main()
    {
        string name = "";
        List lstNames = new List();

        name = "Gertrude Monay";     lstNames.Add(name);
        Console.WriteLine("Current Count: {0}", lstNames.Count);
        name = "Hélène Mukoko"; lstNames.Add(name);
        Console.WriteLine("Current Count: {0}", lstNames.Count);
        name = "Patricia Katts";     lstNames.Add(name);
        name = "Raymon Kouma"; lstNames.Add(name);
        Console.WriteLine("Current Count: {0}", lstNames.Count);
        name = "Peter Mukoko";       lstNames.Add(name);
        name = "Harij Khan";         lstNames.Add(name);
        name = "Dominique Monayong"; lstNames.Add(name);
        Console.WriteLine("Current Count: {0}", lstNames.Count);
        name = "Ursula Andress";     lstNames.Add(name);
        name = "Alexander Chance";   lstNames.Add(name);
        name = "April Stevens";      lstNames.Add(name);
        name = "Daniel Lanson"; lstNames.Add(name);
        Console.WriteLine("Current Count: {0}", lstNames.Count);

        Console.WriteLine("=--------------------------------=");

        for (int i = 0; i < lstNames.Count; i++ )
            Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", i + 1, lstNames[i]);

        Console.WriteLine("Indef of Alexander Chance is {0}",
        	lstNames.IndexOf("Alexander Chance"));

        Console.WriteLine("=--------------------------------=");

        lstNames.Remove("Peter Mukoko");
        Console.WriteLine("Current Count: {0}", lstNames.Count);

        for (int i = 0; i < lstNames.Count; i++)
            Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", i + 1, lstNames[i]);

        Console.WriteLine("=--------------------------------=");

        lstNames.RemoveAt(3);
        Console.WriteLine("Current Count: {0}", lstNames.Count);

        for (int i = 0; i < lstNames.Count; i++)
            Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", i + 1, lstNames[i]);

        Console.WriteLine("=--------------------------------=");

        Console.WriteLine();
        return 0;
    }
}