Comparing two List for equality

Question

Other than stepping through the elements one by one, how do I compare two lists of strings for equality (in .NET 3.0):

This fails:

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Answer 1

Try the following

var equal = expected.SequenceEqual(actual);

Test Version

Assert.IsTrue( actual.SequenceEqual(expected) );

The SequenceEqual extension method will compare the elements of the collection in order for equality.

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb348567(v=vs.100).aspx