Dictionary.Dictionary(Generic IEqualityComparer) Constructor
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- comparer
The IEqualityComparer implementation to use when comparing keys, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) to use the default EqualityComparer for the type of the key.
Use this constructor with the case-insensitive string comparers provided by the StringComparer class to create dictionaries with case-insensitive string keys.
Every key in a Dictionary must be unique according to the specified comparer.
Dictionary requires an equality implementation to determine whether keys are equal. If comparer is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), this constructor uses the default generic equality comparer, EqualityComparer.Default. If type TKey implements the System.IEquatable generic interface, the default equality comparer uses that implementation.
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| If you can estimate the size of the collection, using a constructor that specifies the initial capacity eliminates the need to perform a number of resizing operations while adding elements to the Dictionary. |
This constructor is an O(1) operation.
The following code example creates a Dictionary with a case-insensitive equality comparer for the current culture. The example adds four elements, some with lower-case keys and some with upper-case keys. The example then attempts to add an element with a key that differs from an existing key only by case, catches the resulting exception, and displays an error message. Finally, the example displays the elements in the dictionary.
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; public class Example { public static void Main() { // Create a new Dictionary of strings, with string keys // and a case-insensitive comparer for the current culture. Dictionary<string, string> openWith = new Dictionary<string, string>( StringComparer.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase); // Add some elements to the dictionary. openWith.Add("txt", "notepad.exe"); openWith.Add("bmp", "paint.exe"); openWith.Add("DIB", "paint.exe"); openWith.Add("rtf", "wordpad.exe"); // Try to add a fifth element with a key that is the same // except for case; this would be allowed with the default // comparer. try { openWith.Add("BMP", "paint.exe"); } catch (ArgumentException) { Console.WriteLine("\nBMP is already in the dictionary."); } // List the contents of the sorted dictionary. Console.WriteLine(); foreach( KeyValuePair<string, string> kvp in openWith ) { Console.WriteLine("Key = {0}, Value = {1}", kvp.Key, kvp.Value); } } } /* This code example produces the following output: BMP is already in the dictionary. Key = txt, Value = notepad.exe Key = bmp, Value = paint.exe Key = DIB, Value = paint.exe Key = rtf, Value = wordpad.exe */
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.