StringDictionary.ContainsKey(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Collections.Specialized

Assembly:

System.Collections.Specialized.dll

Source:

StringDictionary.cs

Determines if the StringDictionary contains a specific key.

public:
 virtual bool ContainsKey(System::String ^ key);

public virtual bool ContainsKey (string key);

abstract member ContainsKey : string -> bool
override this.ContainsKey : string -> bool

Public Overridable Function ContainsKey (key As String) As Boolean

Parameters

key

String

The key to locate in the StringDictionary.

Returns

Boolean

true if the StringDictionary contains an entry with the specified key; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The key is null.

Examples

The following code example searches for an element in a StringDictionary.

#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::Collections::Specialized;
void PrintKeysAndValues( StringDictionary^ myCol )
{
   Console::WriteLine( "   KEY        VALUE" );
   IEnumerator^ enum0 = myCol->GetEnumerator();
   while ( enum0->MoveNext() )
   {
      DictionaryEntry^ de = safe_cast<DictionaryEntry^>(enum0->Current);
      Console::WriteLine( "   {0,-10} {1}", de->Key, de->Value );
   }

   Console::WriteLine();
}

int main()
{
   
   // Creates and initializes a new StringDictionary.
   StringDictionary^ myCol = gcnew StringDictionary;
   myCol->Add( "red", "rojo" );
   myCol->Add( "green", "verde" );
   myCol->Add( "blue", "azul" );
   
   // Displays the values in the StringDictionary.
   Console::WriteLine( "Initial contents of the StringDictionary:" );
   PrintKeysAndValues( myCol );
   
   // Searches for a key.
   if ( myCol->ContainsKey( "red" ) )
      Console::WriteLine( "The collection contains the key \"red\"." );
   else
      Console::WriteLine( "The collection does not contain the key \"red\"." );

   Console::WriteLine();
   
   // Searches for a value.
   if ( myCol->ContainsValue( "amarillo" ) )
      Console::WriteLine( "The collection contains the value \"amarillo\"." );
   else
      Console::WriteLine( "The collection does not contain the value \"amarillo\"." );

   Console::WriteLine();
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

Initial contents of the StringDictionary:
   KEY        VALUE
   green      verde
   red        rojo
   blue       azul

The collection contains the key "red".

The collection does not contain the value "amarillo".

*/

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Specialized;

public class SamplesStringDictionary  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Creates and initializes a new StringDictionary.
      StringDictionary myCol = new StringDictionary();
      myCol.Add( "red", "rojo" );
      myCol.Add( "green", "verde" );
      myCol.Add( "blue", "azul" );

      // Displays the values in the StringDictionary.
      Console.WriteLine( "Initial contents of the StringDictionary:" );
      PrintKeysAndValues( myCol );

      // Searches for a key.
      if ( myCol.ContainsKey( "red" ) )
         Console.WriteLine( "The collection contains the key \"red\"." );
      else
         Console.WriteLine( "The collection does not contain the key \"red\"." );
      Console.WriteLine();

      // Searches for a value.
      if ( myCol.ContainsValue( "amarillo" ) )
         Console.WriteLine( "The collection contains the value \"amarillo\"." );
      else
         Console.WriteLine( "The collection does not contain the value \"amarillo\"." );
      Console.WriteLine();
   }

   public static void PrintKeysAndValues( StringDictionary myCol )  {
      Console.WriteLine( "   KEY        VALUE" );
      foreach ( DictionaryEntry de in myCol )
         Console.WriteLine( "   {0,-10} {1}", de.Key, de.Value );
      Console.WriteLine();
   }
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

Initial contents of the StringDictionary:
   KEY        VALUE
   green      verde
   red        rojo
   blue       azul

The collection contains the key "red".

The collection does not contain the value "amarillo".

*/

Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Collections.Specialized

Public Class SamplesStringDictionary   

   Public Shared Sub Main()

      ' Creates and initializes a new StringDictionary.
      Dim myCol As New StringDictionary()
      myCol.Add("red", "rojo")
      myCol.Add("green", "verde")
      myCol.Add("blue", "azul")

      ' Displays the values in the StringDictionary.
      Console.WriteLine("Initial contents of the StringDictionary:")
      PrintKeysAndValues(myCol)

      ' Searches for a key.
      If myCol.ContainsKey("red") Then
         Console.WriteLine("The collection contains the key ""red"".")
      Else
         Console.WriteLine("The collection does not contain the key ""red"".")
      End If
      Console.WriteLine()

      ' Searches for a value.
      If myCol.ContainsValue("amarillo") Then
         Console.WriteLine("The collection contains the value ""amarillo"".")
      Else
         Console.WriteLine("The collection does not contain the value ""amarillo"".")
      End If
      Console.WriteLine()

   End Sub

   Public Shared Sub PrintKeysAndValues(myCol As StringDictionary)
      Dim de As DictionaryEntry

      Console.WriteLine("   KEY        VALUE")
      For Each de In  myCol
         Console.WriteLine("   {0,-10} {1}", de.Key, de.Value)
      Next de
      Console.WriteLine()

   End Sub

End Class


'This code produces the following output.
'
'Initial contents of the StringDictionary:
'   KEY        VALUE
'   green      verde
'   red        rojo
'   blue       azul
'
'The collection contains the key "red".
'
'The collection does not contain the value "amarillo".

Remarks

The key is handled in a case-insensitive manner; it is translated to lowercase before it is used.

This method is an O(1) operation.

Starting with the .NET Framework 2.0, this method uses the collection's objects' Equals and CompareTo methods on item to determine whether item exists. In the earlier versions of the .NET Framework, this determination was made by using the Equals and CompareTo methods of the item parameter on the objects in the collection.

See also

• Performing Culture-Insensitive String Operations