Dictionary<TKey, TValue> Constructor

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Initializes a new instance of the Dictionary<TKey, TValue> class.

This member is overloaded. For complete information about this member, including syntax, usage, and examples, click a name in the overload list.

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	Name	Description
	Dictionary<TKey, TValue>()	Initializes a new instance of the Dictionary<TKey, TValue> class that is empty, has the default initial capacity, and uses the default equality comparer for the key type.
	Dictionary<TKey, TValue>(IDictionary<TKey, TValue>)	Initializes a new instance of the Dictionary<TKey, TValue> class that contains elements copied from the specified IDictionary<TKey, TValue> and uses the default equality comparer for the key type.
	Dictionary<TKey, TValue>(IEqualityComparer<TKey>)	Initializes a new instance of the Dictionary<TKey, TValue> class that is empty, has the default initial capacity, and uses the specified IEqualityComparer<T>.
	Dictionary<TKey, TValue>(Int32)	Initializes a new instance of the Dictionary<TKey, TValue> class that is empty, has the specified initial capacity, and uses the default equality comparer for the key type.
	Dictionary<TKey, TValue>(IDictionary<TKey, TValue>, IEqualityComparer<TKey>)	Initializes a new instance of the Dictionary<TKey, TValue> class that contains elements copied from the specified IDictionary<TKey, TValue> and uses the specified IEqualityComparer<T>.
	Dictionary<TKey, TValue>(Int32, IEqualityComparer<TKey>)	Initializes a new instance of the Dictionary<TKey, TValue> class that is empty, has the specified initial capacity, and uses the specified IEqualityComparer<T>.

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Dictionary<TKey, TValue> Class

System.Collections.Generic Namespace