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GetValues Method
 GetValues Method (String)
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.NET Framework 3.0

Other versions are also available for the following:
NameValueCollection.GetValues Method (String)
Gets the values associated with the specified key from the NameValueCollection.

Namespace: System.Collections.Specialized
Assembly: System (in system.dll)

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Overridable Function GetValues ( _
    name As String _
) As String()
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As NameValueCollection
Dim name As String
Dim returnValue As String()

returnValue = instance.GetValues(name)
C#
public virtual string[] GetValues (
    string name
)
C++
public:
virtual array<String^>^ GetValues (
    String^ name
)
J#
public String[] GetValues (
    String name
)
JScript
public function GetValues (
    name : String
) : String[]
XAML
Not applicable.

Parameters

name

The String key of the entry that contains the values to get. The key can be a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

A String array that contains the values associated with the specified key from the NameValueCollection, if found; otherwise, a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Caution noteCaution:

This method returns a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) in the following cases: 1) if the specified key is not found; and 2) if the specified key is found and its associated value is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). This method does not distinguish between the two cases.

This method is an O(n) operation, where n is the number of values associated with the specified key.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 1.0
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