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Dictionary<TKey, TValue>.Comparer Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the IEqualityComparer<T> that is used to determine equality of keys for the dictionary.

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

public IEqualityComparer<TKey> Comparer { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEqualityComparer<TKey>
The IEqualityComparer<T> generic interface implementation that is used to determine equality of keys for the current Dictionary<TKey, TValue> and to provide hash values for the keys.

Remarks

Dictionary<TKey, TValue> requires an equality implementation to determine whether keys are equal. You can specify an implementation of the IEqualityComparer<T> generic interface by using a constructor that accepts a comparer parameter; if you do not specify one, the default generic equality comparer EqualityComparer<T>.Default is used.

Getting the value of this property is an O(1) operation.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

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.

Reference

Dictionary<TKey, TValue> Class

System.Collections.Generic Namespace

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