Imports System
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Collections.Specialized
Public Class SamplesHybridDictionary
Public Shared Sub Main()
' Creates and initializes a new HybridDictionary.
Dim myCol As New HybridDictionary()
myCol.Add("Braeburn Apples", "1.49")
myCol.Add("Fuji Apples", "1.29")
myCol.Add("Gala Apples", "1.49")
myCol.Add("Golden Delicious Apples", "1.29")
myCol.Add("Granny Smith Apples", "0.89")
myCol.Add("Red Delicious Apples", "0.99")
myCol.Add("Plantain Bananas", "1.49")
myCol.Add("Yellow Bananas", "0.79")
myCol.Add("Strawberries", "3.33")
myCol.Add("Cranberries", "5.98")
myCol.Add("Navel Oranges", "1.29")
myCol.Add("Grapes", "1.99")
myCol.Add("Honeydew Melon", "0.59")
myCol.Add("Seedless Watermelon", "0.49")
myCol.Add("Pineapple", "1.49")
myCol.Add("Nectarine", "1.99")
myCol.Add("Plums", "1.69")
myCol.Add("Peaches", "1.99")
' Display the contents of the collection using For Each. This is the preferred method.
Console.WriteLine("Displays the elements using For Each:")
PrintKeysAndValues1(myCol)
' Display the contents of the collection using the enumerator.
Console.WriteLine("Displays the elements using the IDictionaryEnumerator:")
PrintKeysAndValues2(myCol)
' Display the contents of the collection using the Keys, Values, Count, and Item properties.
Console.WriteLine("Displays the elements using the Keys, Values, Count, and Item properties:")
PrintKeysAndValues3(myCol)
' Copies the HybridDictionary to an array with DictionaryEntry elements.
Dim myArr(myCol.Count) As DictionaryEntry
myCol.CopyTo(myArr, 0)
' Displays the values in the array.
Console.WriteLine("Displays the elements in the array:")
Console.WriteLine(" KEY VALUE")
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To myArr.Length - 1
Console.WriteLine(" {0,-25} {1}", myArr(i).Key, myArr(i).Value)
Next i
Console.WriteLine()
' Searches for a key.
If myCol.Contains("Kiwis") Then
Console.WriteLine("The collection contains the key ""Kiwis"".")
Else
Console.WriteLine("The collection does not contain the key ""Kiwis"".")
End If
Console.WriteLine()
' Deletes a key.
myCol.Remove("Plums")
Console.WriteLine("The collection contains the following elements after removing ""Plums"":")
PrintKeysAndValues1(myCol)
' Clears the entire collection.
myCol.Clear()
Console.WriteLine("The collection contains the following elements after it is cleared:")
PrintKeysAndValues1(myCol)
End Sub 'Main
' Uses the For Each statement which hides the complexity of the enumerator.
' NOTE: The For Each statement is the preferred way of enumerating the contents of a collection.
Public Shared Sub PrintKeysAndValues1(myCol As IDictionary)
Console.WriteLine(" KEY VALUE")
Dim de As DictionaryEntry
For Each de In myCol
Console.WriteLine(" {0,-25} {1}", de.Key, de.Value)
Next de
Console.WriteLine()
End Sub 'PrintKeysAndValues
' Uses the enumerator.
' NOTE: The For Each statement is the preferred way of enumerating the contents of a collection.
Public Shared Sub PrintKeysAndValues2(myCol As IDictionary)
Dim myEnumerator As IDictionaryEnumerator = myCol.GetEnumerator()
Console.WriteLine(" KEY VALUE")
While myEnumerator.MoveNext()
Console.WriteLine(" {0,-25} {1}", myEnumerator.Key, myEnumerator.Value)
End While
Console.WriteLine()
End Sub 'PrintKeysAndValues2
' Uses the Keys, Values, Count, and Item properties.
Public Shared Sub PrintKeysAndValues3(myCol As HybridDictionary)
Dim myKeys(myCol.Count) As [String]
myCol.Keys.CopyTo(myKeys, 0)
Console.WriteLine(" INDEX KEY VALUE")
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To myCol.Count - 1
Console.WriteLine(" {0,-5} {1,-25} {2}", i, myKeys(i), myCol(myKeys(i)))
Next i
Console.WriteLine()
End Sub 'PrintKeysAndValues3
End Class 'SamplesHybridDictionary
'This code produces the following output.
'
'Displays the elements using For Each:
' KEY VALUE
' Strawberries 3.33
' Yellow Bananas 0.79
' Cranberries 5.98
' Grapes 1.99
' Granny Smith Apples 0.89
' Seedless Watermelon 0.49
' Honeydew Melon 0.59
' Red Delicious Apples 0.99
' Navel Oranges 1.29
' Fuji Apples 1.29
' Plantain Bananas 1.49
' Gala Apples 1.49
' Pineapple 1.49
' Plums 1.69
' Braeburn Apples 1.49
' Peaches 1.99
' Golden Delicious Apples 1.29
' Nectarine 1.99
'
'Displays the elements using the IDictionaryEnumerator:
' KEY VALUE
' Strawberries 3.33
' Yellow Bananas 0.79
' Cranberries 5.98
' Grapes 1.99
' Granny Smith Apples 0.89
' Seedless Watermelon 0.49
' Honeydew Melon 0.59
' Red Delicious Apples 0.99
' Navel Oranges 1.29
' Fuji Apples 1.29
' Plantain Bananas 1.49
' Gala Apples 1.49
' Pineapple 1.49
' Plums 1.69
' Braeburn Apples 1.49
' Peaches 1.99
' Golden Delicious Apples 1.29
' Nectarine 1.99
'
'Displays the elements using the Keys, Values, Count, and Item properties:
' INDEX KEY VALUE
' 0 Strawberries 3.33
' 1 Yellow Bananas 0.79
' 2 Cranberries 5.98
' 3 Grapes 1.99
' 4 Granny Smith Apples 0.89
' 5 Seedless Watermelon 0.49
' 6 Honeydew Melon 0.59
' 7 Red Delicious Apples 0.99
' 8 Navel Oranges 1.29
' 9 Fuji Apples 1.29
' 10 Plantain Bananas 1.49
' 11 Gala Apples 1.49
' 12 Pineapple 1.49
' 13 Plums 1.69
' 14 Braeburn Apples 1.49
' 15 Peaches 1.99
' 16 Golden Delicious Apples 1.29
' 17 Nectarine 1.99
'
'Displays the elements in the array:
' KEY VALUE
' Strawberries 3.33
' Yellow Bananas 0.79
' Cranberries 5.98
' Grapes 1.99
' Granny Smith Apples 0.89
' Seedless Watermelon 0.49
' Honeydew Melon 0.59
' Red Delicious Apples 0.99
' Navel Oranges 1.29
' Fuji Apples 1.29
' Plantain Bananas 1.49
' Gala Apples 1.49
' Pineapple 1.49
' Plums 1.69
' Braeburn Apples 1.49
' Peaches 1.99
' Golden Delicious Apples 1.29
' Nectarine 1.99
'
'The collection does not contain the key "Kiwis".
'
'The collection contains the following elements after removing "Plums":
' KEY VALUE
' Strawberries 3.33
' Yellow Bananas 0.79
' Cranberries 5.98
' Grapes 1.99
' Granny Smith Apples 0.89
' Seedless Watermelon 0.49
' Honeydew Melon 0.59
' Red Delicious Apples 0.99
' Navel Oranges 1.29
' Fuji Apples 1.29
' Plantain Bananas 1.49
' Gala Apples 1.49
' Pineapple 1.49
' Braeburn Apples 1.49
' Peaches 1.99
' Golden Delicious Apples 1.29
' Nectarine 1.99
'
'The collection contains the following elements after it is cleared:
' KEY VALUE