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HashSet(T) Class
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HashSet<(Of <(T>)>) Class

Updated: November 2007

Represents a set of values.

Namespace:  System.Collections.Generic
Assembly:  System.Core (in System.Core.dll)

Visual Basic (Declaration)
<SerializableAttribute> _
<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort := True)> _
Public Class HashSet(Of T) _
    Implements ICollection(Of T), IEnumerable(Of T),  _
    IEnumerable, ISerializable, IDeserializationCallback
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As HashSet(Of T)
C#
[SerializableAttribute]
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort = true)]
public class HashSet<T> : ICollection<T>, IEnumerable<T>, 
    IEnumerable, ISerializable, IDeserializationCallback
Visual C++
[SerializableAttribute]
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, MayLeakOnAbort = true)]
generic<typename T>
public ref class HashSet : ICollection<T>, 
    IEnumerable<T>, IEnumerable, ISerializable, IDeserializationCallback
J#
J# supports the use of generic APIs, but not the declaration of new ones.
JScript
JScript does not support generic types or methods.

Type Parameters

T

The type of elements in the list.

Note:

The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: MayLeakOnAbort. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.

The HashSet<(Of <(T>)>) class provides high performance set operations. A set is a collection that contains no duplicate elements, and whose elements are in no particular order.

The capacity of a HashSet<(Of <(T>)>) object is the number of elements that the object can hold. A HashSet<(Of <(T>)>) object's capacity automatically increases as elements are added to the object.

System..::.Object
  System.Collections.Generic..::.HashSet<(Of <(T>)>)
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5
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