<Type Name="ICollection" FullName="System.Collections.ICollection" FullNameSP="System_Collections_ICollection" Maintainer="ecma">
  <TypeSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".class interface public abstract ICollection implements System.Collections.IEnumerable" />
  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public interface ICollection : System.Collections.IEnumerable" />
  <MemberOfLibrary>BCL</MemberOfLibrary>
  <AssemblyInfo>
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    <AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion>
    <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
  </AssemblyInfo>
  <Docs>
    <summary>
      <para>Serves as the base interface for implementing collection
 classes. Defines
 size, enumeration, and synchronization methods for all system collections.</para>
    </summary>
    <remarks>
      <para>
        <block subset="none" type="note">
          <see cref="T:System.Collections.ICollection" /> contains the <see cref="M:System.Collections.ICollection.CopyTo(System.Array,System.Int32)" /> method. The consumer of 
 a collection object that implements this interface should call this method when
 copying the elements of that object to a
<see cref="T:System.Array" />.</block>
      </para>
    </remarks>
  </Docs>
  <Members>
    <Member MemberName="CopyTo">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".method public hidebysig virtual abstract void CopyTo(class System.Array array, int32 index)" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public void CopyTo (Array array, int index);" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Void</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="array" Type="System.Array" />
        <Parameter Name="index" Type="System.Int32" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="array">A one-dimensional, zero-based <see cref="T:System.Array" /> that is the destination of the elements copied from the current instance.</param>
        <param name="index">A <see cref="T:System.Int32" /> that specifies the zero-based index in <paramref name="array" /> at which copying begins. </param>
        <summary>
          <para> Copies the elements from the current instance to the
      specified <see cref="T:System.Array" />, starting at the specified
      index in the array.</para>
        </summary>
        <remarks>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors">As described above.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage">Use this method to copy from a collection to a
   <see cref="T:System.Array" />.</block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
        <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException">
          <paramref name="array" /> is <see langword="null" />.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException">
          <paramref name="index" /> &lt; 0.</exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentException">
          <para>
            <paramref name="array" /> has more than one dimension.</para>
          <para>-or-</para>
          <para>
            <paramref name="index" /> is greater than or equal to <paramref name="array" />.Length.</para>
          <para>-or-</para>
          <para> The sum of <paramref name="index" /> and the <see cref="P:System.Collections.ICollection.Count" /> of the current instance is greater than <paramref name="array" />.Length.</para>
        </exception>
        <exception cref="T:System.InvalidCastException">At least one element in the current instance is not assignment-compatible with the type of <paramref name="array" />.</exception>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
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    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="Count">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".property int32 Count { public hidebysig virtual abstract specialname int32 get_Count() }" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public int Count { get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Int32</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Gets the number of elements contained in the current
      instance.</para>
        </summary>
        <value>
          <para>A <see cref="T:System.Int32" /> that indicates the number of elements contained in the current
   instance.</para>
        </value>
        <remarks>
          <para>This property is read-only.</para>
          <block subset="none" type="behaviors">
            <para>The <see cref="P:System.Collections.ICollection.Count" /> property
      is required to return the total number of elements contained in the current instance.</para>
          </block>
        </remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
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    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="IsSynchronized">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".property bool IsSynchronized { public hidebysig virtual abstract specialname bool get_IsSynchronized() }" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public bool IsSynchronized { get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Boolean</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para>Gets a <see cref="T:System.Boolean" /> indicating whether access to the
   current instance is synchronized
   (thread-safe).</para>
        </summary>
        <value>
          <para>
            <see langword="true" /> if access to
   the current instance is synchronized (thread-safe); otherwise, <see langword="false" />.</para>
        </value>
        <remarks>
          <para>This property is read-only.</para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="behaviors"> As described above.</block>
          </para>
          <para>
            <block subset="none" type="usage"> To
   synchronize a collection, use <see cref="P:System.Collections.ICollection.SyncRoot" /> to obtain a <see cref="T:System.Object" />
   with
   which to synchronize the collection. </block>
          </para>
        </remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
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        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="SyncRoot">
      <MemberSignature Language="ILASM" Value=".property object SyncRoot { public hidebysig virtual abstract specialname object get_SyncRoot() }" />
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public object SyncRoot { get; }" />
      <MemberType>Property</MemberType>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>System.Object</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>
          <para> Gets a <see cref="T:System.Object" /> that can be used
   for thread-safe synchronized access to the current instance.</para>
        </summary>
        <value>
          <para>A <see cref="T:System.Object" /> that can be
   used for thread-safe synchronized access to the current instance.</para>
        </value>
        <remarks>
          <para>This property is read-only.</para>
          <block subset="none" type="note">
            <para>For collections with no publicly available underlying 
         store, the expected implementation is to simply return the current instance.
         Note that
         this might not be sufficient for collections that wrap other collections; those
         should return the underlying collection's <see cref="P:System.Collections.ICollection.SyncRoot" />
         property.</para>
          </block>
        </remarks>
      </Docs>
      <Excluded>0</Excluded>
      <AssemblyInfo>
        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
    </Member>
  </Members>
  <TypeExcluded>0</TypeExcluded>
  <Interfaces>
    <Interface>
      <InterfaceName>System.Collections.IEnumerable</InterfaceName>
    </Interface>
  </Interfaces>
  <Attributes>
    <Attribute>
      <AttributeName>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)</AttributeName>
    </Attribute>
  </Attributes>
</Type>
