myarraylist.vb

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Option Strict On

Public Class myArrayList
    Inherits ArrayList
    Function Min() As String
        Dim i As Integer
        Dim minValue As String
        minValue = MyBase.Item(0).ToString
        For i = 1 To MyBase.Count - 1
            If MyBase.Item(i).ToString < minValue Then minValue = MyBase.Item(i).ToString
        Next
        Min = minValue
    End Function

    Function NumMin() As Double
        Dim i As Integer
        Dim minValue As Double
        minValue = 1.0E+230
        For i = 1 To MyBase.Count - 1
            If IsNumeric(MyBase.Item(i)) And Val(MyBase.Item(i).ToString) < minValue Then minValue = Val(MyBase.Item(i).ToString)
        Next
        NumMin = minValue
    End Function

    Function GetString() As String
        Dim i As Integer
        Dim strValue As String
        strValue = MyBase.Item(0).ToString
        For i = 1 To MyBase.Count - 1
            strValue = strValue & vbCrLf & MyBase.Item(i).ToString
        Next
        GetString = strValue
    End Function

    Sub EliminateDuplicates()
        Dim i As Integer = 0
        Dim delEntries As ArrayList
        While i <= MyBase.Count - 2
            Dim j As Integer = i + 1
            While j <= MyBase.Count - 1
                If MyBase.Item(i).ToString = MyBase.Item(j).ToString Then
                    MyBase.RemoveAt(j)
                End If
                j = j + 1
            End While
            i = i + 1
        End While
    End Sub
End Class