Using lists.

Question

Hello, sololearners. I've been using lists a lot lately and normally declare a list like so:

List <Employee> emp = new List <Employee>

However, more and more (especially away from the tutorials), I see lists declared using 'var' instead, like so:

var emp = new List <Employee>

They both work, but I just wondered if there was a particular reason for using var instead?

Cheers.

Answer 1

It is like an all-encompasser of all datatypes, which is convenient than remembering multiple datatypes

Answer 2

Nice one. Thanks for the replies.

Answer 3

Thanks, I thought as much, but seeing as I know what types will populate the list, is the var still necessary?