Convert array of strings to List<string>
c#, c#-2.0
Solution
Just use this constructor of `List<T>`. It accepts any `IEnumerable<T>` as an argument.
string[] arr = ...
List<string> list = new List<string>(arr);
Problem
I've seen examples of this done using `.ToList()` on array types, this seems to be available only in .Net 3.5+. I'm working with .NET Framework 2.0 on an ASP.NET project that can't be upgraded at this time, so I was wondering: is there another solution? One that is more elegant than looping through the array and adding each element to this List (which is no problem; I'm just wondering if there is a better solution for learning purposes)? ``` string[] arr = { "Alpha", "Beta", "Gamma" }; List<string> openItems = new List<string>(); foreach (string arrItem in arr) { openItems.Add(arrItem); } ``` If I have to do it this way, is there a way to deallocate the lingering array from memory after I copy it into my list?