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Dictionary in C#
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Dictionary<TKey, TValue> provide fast lookups, based on keys, to get values. With them, we use
keys and values of any type, including int and string. Dictionary is used with di erent elements. We
0 specify its key type and its value type (string, int).

1
De ne a Dictionary
Like We specify its key type and its value type (string, int).

1 Dictionary<string, int> dictionary = new Dictionary<string, int>();

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Add elements to a Dictionary TRANSLATE

Here’s how to add elements to a Dictionary .

1 dictionary.Add("Monday", 0); TRANSLATE

2 dictionary.Add("Tuesday", 0);
3 dictionary.Add("Wednesday", 0);
4 dictionary.Add("Thursday", 0);
5 dictionary.Add("Friday", 0);
6 dictionary.Add("Saturday", 0);
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7 dictionary.Add("Sunday", 0);

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Read and update existing values

To read a value use the following statement.
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1 int value= dictionary["Monday"];

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To update an existing value simply use the following.

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Check if a key exists in a Dictionary

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Here we loop over KeyValuePairs in a Dictionary . With collections like Dictionary , we must
always know the value types. With each KeyValuePair , there is a Key member and Value
member.
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1 foreach (KeyValuePair<string, int> pair in dictionary)
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3 Console.WriteLine("{0}, {1}", pair.Key, pair.Value);
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This computes the total number of keys in a Dictionary . This is simpler than accessing the Keys  Settings (2)
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1 int count= dictionary.Count;

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1 dictionary.Clear();

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