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HashSet(T) Class
 UnionWith Method

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HashSet<(Of <(T>)>)..::.UnionWith Method

Modifies the current HashSet<(Of <(T>)>) object to contain all elements that are present in both itself and in the specified collection.

Namespace:  System.Collections.Generic
Assembly:  System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Sub UnionWith ( _
    other As IEnumerable(Of T) _
)
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As HashSet
Dim other As IEnumerable(Of T)

instance.UnionWith(other)
C#
public void UnionWith(
    IEnumerable<T> other
)
Visual C++
public:
void UnionWith(
    IEnumerable<T>^ other
)
JScript
public function UnionWith(
    other : IEnumerable<T>
)

Parameters

other
Type: System.Collections.Generic..::.IEnumerable<(Of <(T>)>)
The collection to compare to the current HashSet<(Of <(T>)>) object.
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

other is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

This method is an O(n) operation, where n is the number of elements in the other parameter.

The following example demonstrates how to merge two disparate sets. This example creates two HashSet<(Of <(T>)>) objects, and populates them with even and odd numbers, respectively. A third HashSet<(Of <(T>)>) object is created from the set that contains the even numbers. The example then calls the UnionWith method, which adds the odd number set to the third set.

Visual Basic
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic

Class Program

    Shared Sub Main()

        Dim evenNumbers As HashSet(Of Integer) = New HashSet(Of Integer)()
        Dim oddNumbers As HashSet(Of Integer) = New HashSet(Of Integer)()

        For i As Integer = 0 To 4

            ' Populate evenNumbers with only even numbers.
            evenNumbers.Add(i * 2)

            ' Populate oddNumbers with only odd numbers.
            oddNumbers.Add((i * 2) + 1)
        Next i

        Console.Write("evenNumbers contains {0} elements: ", evenNumbers.Count)
        DisplaySet(evenNumbers)

        Console.Write("oddNumbers contains {0} elements: ", oddNumbers.Count)
        DisplaySet(oddNumbers)

        ' Create a new HashSet populated with even numbers.
        Dim numbers As HashSet(Of Integer) = New HashSet(Of Integer)(evenNumbers)
        Console.WriteLine("numbers UnionWith oddNumbers...")
        numbers.UnionWith(oddNumbers)

        Console.Write("numbers contains {0} elements: ", numbers.Count)
        DisplaySet(numbers)
    End Sub


    Private Shared Sub DisplaySet(ByVal coll As HashSet(Of Integer))
        Console.Write("{")
        For Each i As Integer In coll
            Console.Write(" {0}", i)
        Next i
        Console.WriteLine(" }")
    End Sub

End Class
' This example produces output similar to the following:
' evenNumbers contains 5 elements: { 0 2 4 6 8 }
' oddNumbers contains 5 elements: { 1 3 5 7 9 }
' numbers UnionWith oddNumbers...
' numbers contains 10 elements: { 0 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 9 }

C#
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        HashSet<int> evenNumbers = new HashSet<int>();
        HashSet<int> oddNumbers = new HashSet<int>();

        for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
        {
            // Populate numbers with just even numbers.
            evenNumbers.Add(i * 2);

            // Populate oddNumbers with just odd numbers.
            oddNumbers.Add((i * 2) + 1);
        }

        Console.Write("evenNumbers contains {0} elements: ", evenNumbers.Count);
        DisplaySet(evenNumbers);

        Console.Write("oddNumbers contains {0} elements: ", oddNumbers.Count);
        DisplaySet(oddNumbers);

        // Create a new HashSet populated with even numbers.
        HashSet<int> numbers = new HashSet<int>(evenNumbers);
        Console.WriteLine("numbers UnionWith oddNumbers...");
        numbers.UnionWith(oddNumbers);

        Console.Write("numbers contains {0} elements: ", numbers.Count);
        DisplaySet(numbers);

    }

    private static void DisplaySet(HashSet<int> set)
    {
        Console.Write("{");
        foreach (int i in set)
        {
            Console.Write(" {0}", i);
        }
        Console.WriteLine(" }");
    }
}
/* This example produces output similar to the following:
 * evenNumbers contains 5 elements: { 0 2 4 6 8 }
 * oddNumbers contains 5 elements: { 1 3 5 7 9 }
 * numbers UnionWith oddNumbers...
 * numbers contains 10 elements: { 0 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 7 9 }
 */

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.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5
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