Dictionary.Put(Object, Object) Method
Definition
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Maps the specified key to the specified
value in this dictionary.
[Android.Runtime.Register("put", "(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;", "GetPut_Ljava_lang_Object_Ljava_lang_Object_Handler")]
public abstract Java.Lang.Object? Put (Java.Lang.Object? key, Java.Lang.Object? value);[<Android.Runtime.Register("put", "(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Object;)Ljava/lang/Object;", "GetPut_Ljava_lang_Object_Ljava_lang_Object_Handler")>]
abstract member Put : Java.Lang.Object * Java.Lang.Object -> Java.Lang.ObjectParameters
- key
- Object
the hashtable key.
- value
- Object
the value.
Returns
the previous value to which the key was mapped
in this dictionary, or null if the key did not
have a previous mapping.
- Attributes
Remarks
Maps the specified key to the specified value in this dictionary. Neither the key nor the value can be null.
If this dictionary already contains an entry for the specified key, the value already in this dictionary for that key is returned, after modifying the entry to contain the new element.
If this dictionary does not already have an entry for the specified key, an entry is created for the specified key and value, and null is returned.
The value can be retrieved by calling the get method with a key that is equal to the original key.
Java documentation for java.util.Dictionary.put(K, V).
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