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ConcurrentDictionary<TKey, TValue>.AddOrUpdate Method (TKey, TValue, Func<TKey, TValue, TValue>)

Adds a key/value pair to the ConcurrentDictionary<TKey, TValue> if the key does not already exist, or updates a key/value pair in the ConcurrentDictionary<TKey, TValue> by using the specified function if the key already exists.

Namespace:  System.Collections.Concurrent
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public TValue AddOrUpdate(
	TKey key,
	TValue addValue,
	Func<TKey, TValue, TValue> updateValueFactory
)

Parameters

key
Type: TKey

The key to be added or whose value should be updated

addValue
Type: TValue

The value to be added for an absent key

updateValueFactory
Type: System.Func<TKey, TValue, TValue>

The function used to generate a new value for an existing key based on the key's existing value

Return Value

Type: TValue
The new value for the key. This will be either be addValue (if the key was absent) or the result of updateValueFactory (if the key was present).
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

key or updateValueFactory is null.

OverflowException

The dictionary already contains the maximum number of elements (MaxValue).

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

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