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How can one sort a HashSet<string> in c# .Net 3.5 ?
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The HashSet class implements the ICollection, IEnumerable, IReadOnlyCollection, ISet, IEnumerable, IDeserializationCallback, and ISerializable interfaces. In HashSet, the order of the element is not defined. You cannot sort the elements of HashSet.
Hence sorting of HashSet is not possible. However, the elements of the HashSet can be sorted indirectly by converting into List or TreeSet, but this will keep the elements in the target type instead of HashSet type.
Collections and related namespaces can be read by multiple threads safely. This means HashSet can be safely read by multiple threads.
A HashSet is usually used for high-performance operations involving a set of unique data. Since HashSet contains only unique elements, its internal structure is optimized for faster searches. Note that you can store a single null value in a HashSet.
You don't. By definition, a HashSet is not sorted.
If you want a sorted hash set, then you should use a SortedSet. The methods it exposes are essentially a superset of those provided by HashSet, including the ability to sort its contents.
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