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System.Collections.IDictionary Interface

Description

Collections are classes that literally hold collections of data, such as lists, queues and stacks. The IDictionary interface defines how such a collection should operate if it has DictionaryEntry elements.

The IDictionary interface provides the following methods :

Add	Add an item to the list
Clear	Clears the list : removes all items
Contains	Checks if the list contains an item with a specific key
GetEnumerator	Gets an object that implements the IDictionaryEnumerator interface
Remove	Removes an item from the list

Properties

IsFixedSize	Boolean	When implemented by a class, gets a value indicating whether the IDictionary has a fixed size.
IsReadOnly	Boolean	When implemented by a class, gets a value indicating whether the IDictionary is read-only.
Item	Object	When implemented by a class, gets or sets the element with the specified key. This is the principle property, and can be expressed using [] brackets.
Keys	ICollection	When implemented by a class, gets an ICollection containing the keys of the IDictionary.
Values	ICollection	When implemented by a class, gets an ICollection containing the values in the IDictionary.

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System.Collections
System.Collections.IDictionary