Suggestion for creating the following collection class

Question

Hi I am new to the language C#. I need suggestion on create/designing a collection that does the following. I need a collection that will hold a list of servers. each servers will have a list of categories (ex. EventLogs FolderSize > x# of reboot the past x months etc) each categories will contain data specific to that category and is associated to the specific server that the data was corrected on. I would like to design a collection that reflect this case. if anyone could suggest some idea on how to design the collection. so if a get the name of the server I will be able to get all categories for that server and all the data that is associated to the specific categories. Thanks.

pritaeas · Answer

Have a look at a Dictionary. Dictionaries can be nested. The specific data will need to have a base interface or class. Try something like this: Dictionary > list = new Dictionary >(); Dictionary categories = new Dictionary (); categories.Add(FolderSize 1); categories.Add(EventLogs 2); list.Add(Server1 categories); I've used string and object here but it can be any class.