Re: Array vs List<>

> On the one it is the main reason why I don't tend to use
IEnumerable<T>
> - I've had too many experiences where I've started using it, and then
> had to backtrack because I've subsequently found I needed indexed
> access (I think the most common reasons are that (a) I need to set up
a
> parallel array with some related data about each element of the
> original array, and so need the index to map between the arrays, or
(b)
> I need the index purely for debugging - so that if an error occurs
> while working through the list, I can instantly tell which element of
> the list is causing the error);

FWIW that smells a lot of an incomplete object model.
If the objects in the array/list were design-complete, you wouldn't need
to attribute additional data in a parallel array/list.

You would also be able to tell which element is causing the error - by
looking at the element itself

Chris

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