Is there a tree data type in windows libraries?

Question

Working in C#. I need a simple tree data type to store some objects.

Is there a native windows libraries tree data type?

I've looked in System.Collections.Generic but couldn't find anything.

Tried Googling it, all I see is custom built trees.

No, there is no tree structure in BCL. – MarcinJuraszek Jan 17 '14 at 01:13 — MarcinJuraszek, Jan 17 '14 at 01:13

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 17 '14 at 01:20

No, There isn't a tree data type in .Net for two reasons:

Trees are almost always built specifically for a certain usage and there isn't a general case for them like, for example, a dictionary.
It's really simple to build a basic tree. You just write a TreeNode class that references 2 or more TreeNode children. Maybe add a Tree class to hold them. That's all.

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