IDictionary.Contains(Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Collections

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

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Determines whether the IDictionary object contains an element with the specified key.

public:
 bool Contains(System::Object ^ key);

public bool Contains (object key);

abstract member Contains : obj -> bool

Public Function Contains (key As Object) As Boolean

Parameters

key: Object

The key to locate in the IDictionary object.

Returns

Boolean

true if the IDictionary contains an element with the key; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

key is null.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to implement the Contains method. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the IDictionary class.

public:
    virtual bool Contains(Object^ key)
    {
        int index;
        return TryGetIndexOfKey(key, &index);
    }

public bool Contains(object key)
{
   Int32 index;
   return TryGetIndexOfKey(key, out index);
}

Public Function Contains(ByVal key As Object) As Boolean Implements IDictionary.Contains
    Dim index As Integer
    Return TryGetIndexOfKey(key, index)
End Function

Remarks

Implementations can vary in whether they allow the key to be null.

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.

Applies to

Jaa