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KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>.Key Property

Gets the key in the key/value pair.

Namespace:  System.Collections.Generic
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public TKey Key { get; }

Property Value

Type: TKey
A TKey that is the key of the KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>.

This property is read/only.

The following code example shows how to enumerate the keys and values in a dictionary, using the KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue> structure.

This code is part of a larger example provided for the Dictionary<TKey, TValue> class.

// When you use foreach to enumerate dictionary elements, 
// the elements are retrieved as KeyValuePair objects.
Console.WriteLine();
foreach( KeyValuePair<string, string> kvp in openWith )
{
    Console.WriteLine("Key = {0}, Value = {1}", 
        kvp.Key, kvp.Value);
}

.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

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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