Re: ReadOnlyCollectionBase, Collection, DictionaryBase in VB2005 ?

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Sorry, I found them, but question 2 still remains:

2. Anyway, what could be their use now that (if I understand correctly) VB
supports generics ? I understand that the only purpose of those classes
was to create custom-made, strongly-typed collections, which isn't
necessary anymore with generics, correct ?

Thanks, Alex.


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