How to return a list of strings in C#

Question

How do I store and return a List of Strings?

I have written a function which returns a collection of strings and I want to prepare a COM for it, and need to consume it (to get the returned list) in VC++ where I can extend some functionality using that list of strings.

Answer 1

List<string> or string[] are the best options.

Here is a sample method that returns list of strings :

public static List<string> GetCities()
{
  List<string> cities = new List<string>();
  cities.Add("Istanbul");
  cities.Add("Athens");
  cities.Add("Sofia");
  return cities;
}