IEnumerable VS IList VS IQueryable

Question

New to the MVC.net scene (and .net for that matter), but seems I find a wide array of options when wanting to populate a \"list\" with data. In my case at the moment, I\'d

Answer 1

If your new to .NET and C# I'd spend some time researching and becoming knowledgeable about what the different collection types are, how they differ, and when to use them. You'll use collections so often it you cannot afford to have a "simple one liner" summary understanding like the other answerers posted.

Here is a good guide on .NET collection types: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0ytkdh4s.aspx

IQueryable is its own special beast and deserves its own guide: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.linq.iqueryable.aspx