Name
IDictionary
Synopsis
This base interface for a collection of key/value elements defines
the indexer (the this
property), as well as the
Keys
and Values
properties that return collections containing
the dictionary’s keys or values, respectively. This interface also defines
the methods by which the entries may be modified, such as Add()
, Clear()
, and Remove()
.
public interface IDictionary : ICollection, IEnumerable { // Public Instance Properties public field bool IsFixedSize{get; } public field bool IsReadOnly{get; } public field ICollection Keys{get; } public field object this{set; get; } public field ICollection Values{get; } // Public Instance Methods public method void Add(object key, object value); public method void Clear(); public method bool Contains(object key); public method IDictionaryEnumerator GetEnumerator(); public method void Remove(object key); }
Implemented By
DictionaryBase
, Hashtable
, SortedList
, System.Collections.Specialized.{HybridDictionary
, ListDictionary}
Returned By
DictionaryBase.Dictionary
, System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariables()
Passed To
Hashtable.Hashtable()
, SortedList.SortedList()
, System.Collections.Specialized.CollectionsUtil.CreateCaseInsensitiveHashtable()
, System.Diagnostics.EventLogInstaller.{Install()
, Rollback()
, Uninstall()}
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