Dictionary.Add() Method in C#

The Dictionary.Add() method in C# is used to add a specified key and value to the dictionary.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

public void Add (TKey key, TValue val);

Above, the key parameter is the key, whereas Val is the value of the element.

Example

Let us now see an example to implement the Dictionary.Add() method −

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Demo {
   public static void Main(){
      Dictionary<string, string> dict =
      new Dictionary<string, string>();
      dict.Add("One", "John");
      dict.Add("Two", "Tom");
      dict.Add("Three", "Jacob");
      dict.Add("Four", "Kevin");
      dict.Add("Five", "Nathan");
      Console.WriteLine("Key/value pairs...");
      foreach(KeyValuePair<string, string> res in dict){
         Console.WriteLine("Key = {0}, Value = {1}", res.Key, res.Value);
      }
   }
}

Output

This will produce the following output −

Key/value pairs...
Key = One, Value = John
Key = Two, Value = Tom
Key = Three, Value = Jacob
Key = Four, Value = Kevin
Key = Five, Value = Nathan

Example

Let us now see another example to implement the Dictionary.Add() method −

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Demo {
   public static void Main(){
      Dictionary<string, string> dict =
      new Dictionary<string, string>();
      dict.Add("One", "John");
      dict.Add("Two", "Tom");
      dict.Add("Three", "Jacob");
      dict.Add("Four", "Kevin");
      dict.Add("Five", "Nathan");
      Console.WriteLine("Count of elements = "+dict.Count);
      dict.Add("Six", "Anne");
      dict.Add("Seven", "Katie");
      Console.WriteLine("Count of elements (updated) = "+dict.Count);
      Console.WriteLine("Key/value pairs...");
      foreach(KeyValuePair<string, string> res in dict){
         Console.WriteLine("Key = {0}, Value = {1}", res.Key, res.Value);
      }
   }
}

Output

This will produce the following output −

Count of elements = 5
Count of elements (updated) = 7
Key/value pairs...
Key = One, Value = John
Key = Two, Value = Tom
Key = Three, Value = Jacob
Key = Four, Value = Kevin
Key = Five, Value = Nathan
Key = Six, Value = Anne
Key = Seven, Value = Katie