Difference between Add and Append methods of a list in C#
12 April 2023
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List.Add()
Add method will modify the instance of the list and adds a single item to the end of the list. This methods will not return anything.
//syntax
void List<T>.Add(T item)
//ex:-
List<string> list = new List<string>{ "ADF", "App Services" };
list.Add("Function App");
//output
//{ "ADF", "App Services", "Function App" }
In the above example "Function App" will be added at the end of the list.
IEnumerable.Append()
Append is an extension method defined on the IEnumerable<T> interface. It does not modify the original list instance, but returns a new enumerable which will yield the specified element at the end of the sequence.
//syntax
IEnumerable<T> IEnumerable<T>.Append(T item)
//ex:-
List<string> listA = new List<string>{ "Azure", "iCloud" };
List<string> listB = listA.Append( "AWS" );
//output of List A will remain same
//{ "Azure", "iCloud" }
//output of List B will contain appended item
//{ "Azure", "iCloud", "AWS" }
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