Beginning WF: Windows Workflow in .NET 4.0

Chapter 18. Collections

WF 4.0 provides some built-in activities that enable you to manipulate a collection in your workflow. In this chapter, you'll build a console application that demonstrates these activities using a shopping list application.

Creating a Collection

Start by creating a console application project in Visual Studio. For the project name, use ShoppingList; for the solution name, enter Chapter18, as shown in Figure 18-1.

Figure 18-1. Creating a console application

From the Solution Explorer, right-click the ShoppingList project and choose Add Reference. From the .NET tab, add a reference to System.Activities.

Defining the Shopping List ...