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// Unbox for caller.

public int GetInt(int pos)

{ return (int)arInts[pos]; }

// Boxing operation!

public void AddInt(int i)

{ arInts.Add(i); }

public void ClearInts()

{ arInts.Clear(); }

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public int Count

{ get { return arInts.Count; } }

IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()

{ return arInts.GetEnumerator(); }

}

Regardless of which type you may choose to hold the integers (System.Array, System.

Collections.ArrayList, etc.), you cannot escape the boxing dilemma using nongeneric containers.

As you might guess, generics come to the rescue again. The following code leverages the System.

Collections.Generic.List type to create a container of integers that does not incur any boxing

or unboxing penalties when inserting or obtaining the value type:

static void Main(string[] args)

{