C# / .NET equivalent for Java Collections.emptyList()?

Question

What\'s the standard way to get a typed, readonly empty list in C#, or is there one?

ETA: For those asking \"why?\": I have a virtual method that re

Answer 1

What about:

readonly List<T> mylist = new List<T>();

Not sure why you want it readonly; that doesn't make much sense in most scenarios I can think of, though.

Answer 2

If you want a list whose contents can't be modified, you can do:

ReadOnlyCollection<Foo> foos = new List<Foo>().AsReadOnly();