IDictionary Interface

Definition

Represents a nongeneric collection of key/value pairs.

public interface class IDictionary : System::Collections::ICollection
public interface IDictionary : System.Collections.ICollection
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public interface IDictionary : System.Collections.ICollection
type IDictionary = interface
    interface ICollection
    interface IEnumerable
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
type IDictionary = interface
    interface ICollection
    interface IEnumerable
Public Interface IDictionary
Implements ICollection
Derived
Attributes
Implements

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to define a simple dictionary class that implements the IDictionary interface.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;

// This class implements a simple dictionary using an array of
// DictionaryEntry objects (key/value pairs).
public ref class SimpleDictionary : public IDictionary
{
    // The array of items
private:
    array<DictionaryEntry^>^ items;
private:
    int itemsInUse;

    // Construct the SimpleDictionary with the desired number of
    // items. The number of items cannot change for the life time of
    // this SimpleDictionary.
public:
    SimpleDictionary(int size)
    {
        items = gcnew array<DictionaryEntry^>(size);
    }

    #pragma region IDictionary Members
public:
    property virtual bool IsReadOnly
    {
        bool get()
        {
            return false;
        }
    }
public:
    virtual bool Contains(Object^ key)
    {
        int index;
        return TryGetIndexOfKey(key, &index);
    }
public:
    virtual property bool IsFixedSize
    {
        bool get()
        {
            return false;
        }
    }
public:
    virtual void Remove(Object^ key)
    {
        if (key == nullptr)
        {
            throw gcnew ArgumentNullException("key");
        }
        // Try to find the key in the DictionaryEntry array
        int index;
        if (TryGetIndexOfKey(key, &index))
        {
            // If the key is found, slide all the items down.
            Array::Copy(items, index + 1, items, index, itemsInUse -
                index - 1);
            itemsInUse--;
        }
        else
        {
            // If the key is not in the dictionary, just return.
            return;
        }
    }
public:
    virtual void Clear()
    {
        itemsInUse = 0;
    }
public:
    virtual void Add(Object^ key, Object^ value)
    {
        // Add the new key/value pair even if this key already exists
        // in the dictionary.
        if (itemsInUse == items->Length)
        {
            throw gcnew InvalidOperationException
                ("The dictionary cannot hold any more items.");
        }
        items[itemsInUse++] = gcnew DictionaryEntry(key, value);
    }
public:
    virtual property ICollection^ Keys
    {
        ICollection^ get()
        {
            // Return an array where each item is a key.
            array<Object^>^ keys = gcnew array<Object^>(itemsInUse);
            for (int i = 0; i < itemsInUse; i++)
            {
                keys[i] = items[i]->Key;
            }
            return keys;
        }
    }
public:
    virtual property ICollection^ Values
    {
        ICollection^ get()
        {
            // Return an array where each item is a value.
            array<Object^>^ values = gcnew array<Object^>(itemsInUse);
            for (int i = 0; i < itemsInUse; i++)
            {
                values[i] = items[i]->Value;
            }
            return values;
        }
    }
public:
    virtual property Object^ default[Object^]
    {
        Object^ get(Object^ key)
        {
            // If this key is in the dictionary, return its value.
            int index;
            if (TryGetIndexOfKey(key, &index))
            {
                // The key was found; return its value.
                return items[index]->Value;
            }
            else
            {
                // The key was not found; return null.
                return nullptr;
            }
        }

        void set(Object^ key, Object^ value)
        {
            // If this key is in the dictionary, change its value.
            int index;
            if (TryGetIndexOfKey(key, &index))
            {
                // The key was found; change its value.
                items[index]->Value = value;
            }
            else
            {
                // This key is not in the dictionary; add this
                // key/value pair.
                Add(key, value);
            }
        }
    }
private:
    bool TryGetIndexOfKey(Object^ key, int* index)
    {
        for (*index = 0; *index < itemsInUse; *index++)
        {
            // If the key is found, return true (the index is also
            // returned).
            if (items[*index]->Key->Equals(key))
            {
                return true;
            }
        }

        // Key not found, return false (index should be ignored by
        // the caller).
        return false;
    }
private:
    ref class SimpleDictionaryEnumerator : public IDictionaryEnumerator
    {
        // A copy of the SimpleDictionary object's key/value pairs.
private:
        array<DictionaryEntry^>^ items;
private:
        int index;

public:
        SimpleDictionaryEnumerator(SimpleDictionary^ sd)
        {
            // Make a copy of the dictionary entries currently in the
            // SimpleDictionary object.
            items = gcnew array<DictionaryEntry^>(sd->Count);
            Array::Copy(sd->items, 0, items, 0, sd->Count);
            index = -1;
        }

        // Return the current item.
public:
        virtual property Object^ Current
        {
            Object^ get()
            {
                ValidateIndex();
                return items[index];
            }
        }

        // Return the current dictionary entry.
public:
        virtual property DictionaryEntry Entry
        {
            DictionaryEntry get()
            {
                return (DictionaryEntry) Current;
            }
        }

        // Return the key of the current item.
public:
        virtual property Object^ Key
        {
            Object^ get()
            {
                ValidateIndex();
                return items[index]->Key;
            }
        }

        // Return the value of the current item.
public:
        virtual property Object^ Value
        {
            Object^ get()
            {
                ValidateIndex();
                return items[index]->Value;
            }
        }

        // Advance to the next item.
public:
        virtual bool MoveNext()
        {
            if (index < items->Length - 1)
            {
                index++;
                return true;
            }
            return false;
        }

        // Validate the enumeration index and throw an exception if
        // the index is out of range.
private:
        void ValidateIndex()
        {
            if (index < 0 || index >= items->Length)
            {
                throw gcnew InvalidOperationException
                    ("Enumerator is before or after the collection.");
            }
        }

        // Reset the index to restart the enumeration.
public:
        virtual void Reset()
        {
            index = -1;
        }
    };
public:
    virtual IDictionaryEnumerator^ GetEnumerator()
    {
        // Construct and return an enumerator.
        return gcnew SimpleDictionaryEnumerator(this);
    }
    #pragma endregion

    #pragma region ICollection Members
public:
    virtual property bool IsSynchronized
    {
        bool get()
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

public:
    virtual property Object^ SyncRoot
    {
        Object^ get()
        {
            throw gcnew NotImplementedException();
        }
    }

public:
    virtual property int Count
    {
        int get()
        {
            return itemsInUse;
        }
    }

public:
    virtual void CopyTo(Array^ array, int index)
    {
        throw gcnew NotImplementedException();
    }
    #pragma endregion

    #pragma region IEnumerable Members

    virtual IEnumerator^ IEnumerable_GetEnumerator() 
        = IEnumerable::GetEnumerator
    {
        // Construct and return an enumerator.
        return ((IDictionary^)this)->GetEnumerator();
    }
    #pragma endregion
};

int main()
{
    // Create a dictionary that contains no more than three
    // entries.
    IDictionary^ d = gcnew SimpleDictionary(3);

    // Add three people and their ages to the dictionary.
    d->Add("Jeff", 40);
    d->Add("Kristin", 34);
    d->Add("Aidan", 1);

    Console::WriteLine("Number of elements in dictionary = {0}",
        d->Count);

    Console::WriteLine("Does dictionary contain 'Jeff'? {0}",
        d->Contains("Jeff"));
    Console::WriteLine("Jeff's age is {0}", d["Jeff"]);

    // Display every entry's key and value.
    for each (DictionaryEntry^ de in d)
    {
        Console::WriteLine("{0} is {1} years old.", de->Key,
            de->Value);
    }

    // Remove an entry that exists.
    d->Remove("Jeff");

    // Remove an entry that does not exist, but do not throw an
    // exception.
    d->Remove("Max");

    // Show the names (keys) of the people in the dictionary.
    for each (String^ s in d->Keys)
    {
        Console::WriteLine(s);
    }

    // Show the ages (values) of the people in the dictionary.
    for each (int age in d->Values)
    {
        Console::WriteLine(age);
    }
}

// This code produces the following output.
//
// Number of elements in dictionary = 3
// Does dictionary contain 'Jeff'? True
// Jeff's age is 40
// Jeff is 40 years old.
// Kristin is 34 years old.
// Aidan is 1 years old.
// Kristin
// Aidan
// 34
// 1
using System;
using System.Collections;

// This class implements a simple dictionary using an array of DictionaryEntry objects (key/value pairs).
public class SimpleDictionary : IDictionary
{
    // The array of items
    private DictionaryEntry[] items;
    private Int32 ItemsInUse = 0;

    // Construct the SimpleDictionary with the desired number of items.
    // The number of items cannot change for the life time of this SimpleDictionary.
    public SimpleDictionary(Int32 numItems)
    {
        items = new DictionaryEntry[numItems];
    }

    #region IDictionary Members
    public bool IsReadOnly { get { return false; } }
    public bool Contains(object key)
    {
       Int32 index;
       return TryGetIndexOfKey(key, out index);
    }
    public bool IsFixedSize { get { return false; } }
    public void Remove(object key)
    {
        if (key == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("key");
        // Try to find the key in the DictionaryEntry array
        Int32 index;
        if (TryGetIndexOfKey(key, out index))
        {
            // If the key is found, slide all the items up.
            Array.Copy(items, index + 1, items, index, ItemsInUse - index - 1);
            ItemsInUse--;
        }
        else
        {
            // If the key is not in the dictionary, just return.
        }
    }
    public void Clear() { ItemsInUse = 0; }
    public void Add(object key, object value)
    {
        // Add the new key/value pair even if this key already exists in the dictionary.
        if (ItemsInUse == items.Length)
            throw new InvalidOperationException("The dictionary cannot hold any more items.");
        items[ItemsInUse++] = new DictionaryEntry(key, value);
    }
    public ICollection Keys
    {
        get
        {
            // Return an array where each item is a key.
            Object[] keys = new Object[ItemsInUse];
            for (Int32 n = 0; n < ItemsInUse; n++)
                keys[n] = items[n].Key;
            return keys;
        }
    }
    public ICollection Values
    {
        get
        {
            // Return an array where each item is a value.
            Object[] values = new Object[ItemsInUse];
            for (Int32 n = 0; n < ItemsInUse; n++)
                values[n] = items[n].Value;
            return values;
        }
    }
    public object this[object key]
    {
        get
        {
            // If this key is in the dictionary, return its value.
            Int32 index;
            if (TryGetIndexOfKey(key, out index))
            {
                // The key was found; return its value.
                return items[index].Value;
            }
            else
            {
                // The key was not found; return null.
                return null;
            }
        }

        set
        {
            // If this key is in the dictionary, change its value.
            Int32 index;
            if (TryGetIndexOfKey(key, out index))
            {
                // The key was found; change its value.
                items[index].Value = value;
            }
            else
            {
                // This key is not in the dictionary; add this key/value pair.
                Add(key, value);
            }
        }
    }
    private Boolean TryGetIndexOfKey(Object key, out Int32 index)
    {
        for (index = 0; index < ItemsInUse; index++)
        {
            // If the key is found, return true (the index is also returned).
            if (items[index].Key.Equals(key)) return true;
        }

        // Key not found, return false (index should be ignored by the caller).
        return false;
    }
    private class SimpleDictionaryEnumerator : IDictionaryEnumerator
    {
        // A copy of the SimpleDictionary object's key/value pairs.
        DictionaryEntry[] items;
        Int32 index = -1;

        public SimpleDictionaryEnumerator(SimpleDictionary sd)
        {
            // Make a copy of the dictionary entries currently in the SimpleDictionary object.
            items = new DictionaryEntry[sd.Count];
            Array.Copy(sd.items, 0, items, 0, sd.Count);
        }

        // Return the current item.
        public Object Current { get { ValidateIndex(); return items[index]; } }

        // Return the current dictionary entry.
        public DictionaryEntry Entry
        {
            get { return (DictionaryEntry) Current; }
        }

        // Return the key of the current item.
        public Object Key { get { ValidateIndex();  return items[index].Key; } }

        // Return the value of the current item.
        public Object Value { get { ValidateIndex();  return items[index].Value; } }

        // Advance to the next item.
        public Boolean MoveNext()
        {
            if (index < items.Length - 1) { index++; return true; }
            return false;
        }

        // Validate the enumeration index and throw an exception if the index is out of range.
        private void ValidateIndex()
        {
            if (index < 0 || index >= items.Length)
            throw new InvalidOperationException("Enumerator is before or after the collection.");
        }

        // Reset the index to restart the enumeration.
        public void Reset()
        {
            index = -1;
        }
    }
    public IDictionaryEnumerator GetEnumerator()
    {
        // Construct and return an enumerator.
        return new SimpleDictionaryEnumerator(this);
    }
    #endregion

    #region ICollection Members
    public bool IsSynchronized { get { return false; } }
    public object SyncRoot { get { throw new NotImplementedException(); } }
    public int Count { get { return ItemsInUse; } }
    public void CopyTo(Array array, int index) { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
    #endregion

    #region IEnumerable Members
    IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
    {
        // Construct and return an enumerator.
        return ((IDictionary)this).GetEnumerator();
    }
    #endregion
}

public sealed class App
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Create a dictionary that contains no more than three entries.
        IDictionary d = new SimpleDictionary(3);

        // Add three people and their ages to the dictionary.
        d.Add("Jeff", 40);
        d.Add("Kristin", 34);
        d.Add("Aidan", 1);

        Console.WriteLine("Number of elements in dictionary = {0}", d.Count);

        Console.WriteLine("Does dictionary contain 'Jeff'? {0}", d.Contains("Jeff"));
        Console.WriteLine("Jeff's age is {0}", d["Jeff"]);

        // Display every entry's key and value.
        foreach (DictionaryEntry de in d)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("{0} is {1} years old.", de.Key, de.Value);
        }

        // Remove an entry that exists.
        d.Remove("Jeff");

        // Remove an entry that does not exist, but do not throw an exception.
        d.Remove("Max");

        // Show the names (keys) of the people in the dictionary.
        foreach (String s in d.Keys)
            Console.WriteLine(s);

        // Show the ages (values) of the people in the dictionary.
        foreach (Int32 age in d.Values)
            Console.WriteLine(age);
    }
}

// This code produces the following output.
//
// Number of elements in dictionary = 3
// Does dictionary contain 'Jeff'? True
// Jeff's age is 40
// Jeff is 40 years old.
// Kristin is 34 years old.
// Aidan is 1 years old.
// Kristin
// Aidan
// 34
// 1
Imports System.Collections

' This class implements a simple dictionary using an array of DictionaryEntry objects (key/value pairs).
Public Class SimpleDictionary
    Implements IDictionary

    ' The array of items
    Dim items() As DictionaryEntry
    Dim ItemsInUse As Integer = 0

    ' Construct the SimpleDictionary with the desired number of items.
    ' The number of items cannot change for the life time of this SimpleDictionary.
    Public Sub New(ByVal numItems As Integer)
        items = New DictionaryEntry(numItems - 1) {}
    End Sub

    ' IDictionary Members
    Public ReadOnly Property IsReadOnly() As Boolean Implements IDictionary.IsReadOnly
        Get
            Return False
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Function Contains(ByVal key As Object) As Boolean Implements IDictionary.Contains
        Dim index As Integer
        Return TryGetIndexOfKey(key, index)
    End Function

    Public ReadOnly Property IsFixedSize() As Boolean Implements IDictionary.IsFixedSize
        Get
            Return False
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Sub Remove(ByVal key As Object) Implements IDictionary.Remove
        If key = Nothing Then
            Throw New ArgumentNullException("key")
        End If
        ' Try to find the key in the DictionaryEntry array
        Dim index As Integer
        If TryGetIndexOfKey(key, index) Then

            ' If the key is found, slide all the items up.
            Array.Copy(items, index + 1, items, index, (ItemsInUse - index) - 1)
            ItemsInUse = ItemsInUse - 1
        Else

            ' If the key is not in the dictionary, just return. 
        End If
    End Sub

    Public Sub Clear() Implements IDictionary.Clear
        ItemsInUse = 0
    End Sub

    Public Sub Add(ByVal key As Object, ByVal value As Object) Implements IDictionary.Add

        ' Add the new key/value pair even if this key already exists in the dictionary.
        If ItemsInUse = items.Length Then
            Throw New InvalidOperationException("The dictionary cannot hold any more items.")
        End If
        items(ItemsInUse) = New DictionaryEntry(key, value)
        ItemsInUse = ItemsInUse + 1
    End Sub

    Public ReadOnly Property Keys() As ICollection Implements IDictionary.Keys
        Get

            ' Return an array where each item is a key.
            ' Note: Declaring keyArray() to have a size of ItemsInUse - 1
            '       ensures that the array is properly sized, in VB.NET
            '       declaring an array of size N creates an array with
            '       0 through N elements, including N, as opposed to N - 1
            '       which is the default behavior in C# and C++.
            Dim keyArray() As Object = New Object(ItemsInUse - 1) {}
            Dim n As Integer
            For n = 0 To ItemsInUse - 1
                keyArray(n) = items(n).Key
            Next n

            Return keyArray
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property Values() As ICollection Implements IDictionary.Values
        Get
            ' Return an array where each item is a value.
            Dim valueArray() As Object = New Object(ItemsInUse - 1) {}
            Dim n As Integer
            For n = 0 To ItemsInUse - 1
                valueArray(n) = items(n).Value
            Next n

            Return valueArray
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Property Item(ByVal key As Object) As Object Implements IDictionary.Item
        Get

            ' If this key is in the dictionary, return its value.
            Dim index As Integer
            If TryGetIndexOfKey(key, index) Then

                ' The key was found return its value.
                Return items(index).Value
            Else

                ' The key was not found return null.
                Return Nothing
            End If
        End Get

        Set(ByVal value As Object)
            ' If this key is in the dictionary, change its value. 
            Dim index As Integer
            If TryGetIndexOfKey(key, index) Then

                ' The key was found change its value.
                items(index).Value = value
            Else

                ' This key is not in the dictionary add this key/value pair.
                Add(key, value)
            End If
        End Set
    End Property

    Private Function TryGetIndexOfKey(ByVal key As Object, ByRef index As Integer) As Boolean
        For index = 0 To ItemsInUse - 1
            ' If the key is found, return true (the index is also returned).
            If items(index).Key.Equals(key) Then
                Return True
            End If
        Next index

        ' Key not found, return false (index should be ignored by the caller).
        Return False
    End Function

    Private Class SimpleDictionaryEnumerator
        Implements IDictionaryEnumerator

        ' A copy of the SimpleDictionary object's key/value pairs.
        Dim items() As DictionaryEntry
        Dim index As Integer = -1

        Public Sub New(ByVal sd As SimpleDictionary)
            ' Make a copy of the dictionary entries currently in the SimpleDictionary object.
            items = New DictionaryEntry(sd.Count - 1) {}
            Array.Copy(sd.items, 0, items, 0, sd.Count)
        End Sub

        ' Return the current item.
        Public ReadOnly Property Current() As Object Implements IDictionaryEnumerator.Current
            Get
                ValidateIndex()
                Return items(index)
            End Get
        End Property

        ' Return the current dictionary entry.
        Public ReadOnly Property Entry() As DictionaryEntry Implements IDictionaryEnumerator.Entry
            Get
                Return Current
            End Get
        End Property

        ' Return the key of the current item.
        Public ReadOnly Property Key() As Object Implements IDictionaryEnumerator.Key
            Get
                ValidateIndex()
                Return items(index).Key
            End Get
        End Property

        ' Return the value of the current item.
        Public ReadOnly Property Value() As Object Implements IDictionaryEnumerator.Value
            Get
                ValidateIndex()
                Return items(index).Value
            End Get
        End Property

        ' Advance to the next item.
        Public Function MoveNext() As Boolean Implements IDictionaryEnumerator.MoveNext
            If index < items.Length - 1 Then
                index = index + 1
                Return True
            End If

            Return False
        End Function

        ' Validate the enumeration index and throw an exception if the index is out of range.
        Private Sub ValidateIndex()
            If index < 0 Or index >= items.Length Then
                Throw New InvalidOperationException("Enumerator is before or after the collection.")
            End If
        End Sub

        ' Reset the index to restart the enumeration.
        Public Sub Reset() Implements IDictionaryEnumerator.Reset
            index = -1
        End Sub

    End Class

    Public Function GetEnumerator() As IDictionaryEnumerator Implements IDictionary.GetEnumerator

        'Construct and return an enumerator.
        Return New SimpleDictionaryEnumerator(Me)
    End Function


    ' ICollection Members
    Public ReadOnly Property IsSynchronized() As Boolean Implements IDictionary.IsSynchronized
        Get
            Return False
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property SyncRoot() As Object Implements IDictionary.SyncRoot
        Get
            Throw New NotImplementedException()
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property Count() As Integer Implements IDictionary.Count
        Get
            Return ItemsInUse
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Sub CopyTo(ByVal array As Array, ByVal index As Integer) Implements IDictionary.CopyTo
        Throw New NotImplementedException()
    End Sub

    ' IEnumerable Members
    Public Function GetEnumerator1() As IEnumerator Implements IEnumerable.GetEnumerator

        ' Construct and return an enumerator.
        Return Me.GetEnumerator()
    End Function
End Class

Public NotInheritable Class App
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        ' Create a dictionary that contains no more than three entries.
        Dim d As IDictionary = New SimpleDictionary(3)

        ' Add three people and their ages to the dictionary.
        d.Add("Jeff", 40)
        d.Add("Kristin", 34)
        d.Add("Aidan", 1)

        Console.WriteLine("Number of elements in dictionary = {0}", d.Count)

        Console.WriteLine("Does dictionary contain 'Jeff'? {0}", d.Contains("Jeff"))
        Console.WriteLine("Jeff's age is {0}", d("Jeff"))

        ' Display every entry's key and value.
        Dim de As DictionaryEntry
        For Each de In d
            Console.WriteLine("{0} is {1} years old.", de.Key, de.Value)
        Next

        ' Remove an entry that exists.
        d.Remove("Jeff")

        ' Remove an entry that does not exist, but do not throw an exception.
        d.Remove("Max")

        ' Show the names (keys) of the people in the dictionary.
        Dim s As String

        For Each s In d.Keys
            Console.WriteLine(s)
        Next

        ' Show the ages (values) of the people in the dictionary.
        Dim age As Integer
        For Each age In d.Values
            Console.WriteLine(age)
        Next

    End Sub
End Class

' This code produces the following output.
'
' Number of elements in dictionary = 3
' Does dictionary contain 'Jeff'? True
' Jeff's age is 40
' Jeff is 40 years old.
' Kristin is 34 years old.
' Aidan is 1 years old.
' Kristin
' Aidan
' 34
' 1

Remarks

The IDictionary interface is the base interface for nongeneric collections of key/value pairs. For the generic version of this interface, see System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<TKey,TValue>.

Each element is a key/value pair stored in a DictionaryEntry object.

Each pair must have a unique key. Implementations can vary in whether they allow the key to be null. The value can be null and does not have to be unique. The IDictionary interface allows the contained keys and values to be enumerated, but it does not imply any particular sort order.

IDictionary implementations fall into three categories: read-only, fixed-size, variable-size. A read-only IDictionary object cannot be modified. A fixed-size IDictionary object does not allow the addition or removal of elements, but does allow the modification of existing elements. A variable-size IDictionary object allows the addition, removal, and modification of elements.

The foreach statement of the C# language (For Each in Visual Basic) returns an object of the type of the elements in the collection. Since each element of the IDictionary object is a key/value pair, the element type is not the type of the key or the type of the value. Instead, the element type is DictionaryEntry. For example:

for each (DictionaryEntry de in myDictionary)
{
    //...
}
foreach (DictionaryEntry de in myDictionary)
{
    //...
}
For Each de As DictionaryEntry In myDictionary
    '...
Next de

The foreach statement is a wrapper around the enumerator, which allows only reading from but not writing to the collection.

Notes to Implementers

The implementing class must have a means to compare keys.

Properties

Count

Gets the number of elements contained in the ICollection.

(Inherited from ICollection)
IsFixedSize

Gets a value indicating whether the IDictionary object has a fixed size.

IsReadOnly

Gets a value indicating whether the IDictionary object is read-only.

IsSynchronized

Gets a value indicating whether access to the ICollection is synchronized (thread safe).

(Inherited from ICollection)
Item[Object]

Gets or sets the element with the specified key.

Keys

Gets an ICollection object containing the keys of the IDictionary object.

SyncRoot

Gets an object that can be used to synchronize access to the ICollection.

(Inherited from ICollection)
Values

Gets an ICollection object containing the values in the IDictionary object.

Methods

Add(Object, Object)

Adds an element with the provided key and value to the IDictionary object.

Clear()

Removes all elements from the IDictionary object.

Contains(Object)

Determines whether the IDictionary object contains an element with the specified key.

CopyTo(Array, Int32)

Copies the elements of the ICollection to an Array, starting at a particular Array index.

(Inherited from ICollection)
GetEnumerator()

Returns an IDictionaryEnumerator object for the IDictionary object.

Remove(Object)

Removes the element with the specified key from the IDictionary object.

Extension Methods

Cast<TResult>(IEnumerable)

Casts the elements of an IEnumerable to the specified type.

OfType<TResult>(IEnumerable)

Filters the elements of an IEnumerable based on a specified type.

AsParallel(IEnumerable)

Enables parallelization of a query.

AsQueryable(IEnumerable)

Converts an IEnumerable to an IQueryable.

Applies to

See also