Determines if the StringDictionary contains a specific value.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Public Overridable Function ContainsValue ( _
value As String _
) As Booleanpublic virtual bool ContainsValue(
string value
)public:
virtual bool ContainsValue(
String^ value
)abstract ContainsValue :
value:string -> bool
override ContainsValue :
value:string -> bool Parameters
- value
- Type: System
. . :: . String
The value to locate in the StringDictionary. The value can benull Nothing nullptr a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) .
Return Value
Type: Systemtrue if the StringDictionary contains an element with the specified value; otherwise, false.
The values of the elements of the StringDictionary are compared to the specified value using the Object
This method performs a linear search; therefore, the average execution time is proportional to Count. That is, this method is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.
Starting with the .NET Framework 2.0, this method uses the collection’s objects’ Equals and CompareTo methods on item to determine whether item exists. In the earlier versions of the .NET Framework, this determination was made by using the Equals and CompareTo methods of the item parameter on the objects in the collection.
The following code example searches for an element in a StringDictionary.
Imports System
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Collections.Specialized
Public Class SamplesStringDictionary
Public Shared Sub Main()
' Creates and initializes a new StringDictionary.
Dim myCol As New StringDictionary()
myCol.Add("red", "rojo")
myCol.Add("green", "verde")
myCol.Add("blue", "azul")
' Displays the values in the StringDictionary.
Console.WriteLine("Initial contents of the StringDictionary:")
PrintKeysAndValues(myCol)
' Searches for a key.
If myCol.ContainsKey("red") Then
Console.WriteLine("The collection contains the key ""red"".")
Else
Console.WriteLine("The collection does not contain the key ""red"".")
End If
Console.WriteLine()
' Searches for a value.
If myCol.ContainsValue("amarillo") Then
Console.WriteLine("The collection contains the value ""amarillo"".")
Else
Console.WriteLine("The collection does not contain the value ""amarillo"".")
End If
Console.WriteLine()
End Sub 'Main
Public Shared Sub PrintKeysAndValues(myCol As StringDictionary)
Dim de As DictionaryEntry
Console.WriteLine(" KEY VALUE")
For Each de In myCol
Console.WriteLine(" {0,-10} {1}", de.Key, de.Value)
Next de
Console.WriteLine()
End Sub 'PrintKeysAndValues
End Class 'SamplesStringDictionary
'This code produces the following output.
'
'Initial contents of the StringDictionary:
' KEY VALUE
' green verde
' red rojo
' blue azul
'
'The collection contains the key "red".
'
'The collection does not contain the value "amarillo".
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
public class SamplesStringDictionary {
public static void Main() {
// Creates and initializes a new StringDictionary.
StringDictionary myCol = new StringDictionary();
myCol.Add( "red", "rojo" );
myCol.Add( "green", "verde" );
myCol.Add( "blue", "azul" );
// Displays the values in the StringDictionary.
Console.WriteLine( "Initial contents of the StringDictionary:" );
PrintKeysAndValues( myCol );
// Searches for a key.
if ( myCol.ContainsKey( "red" ) )
Console.WriteLine( "The collection contains the key \"red\"." );
else
Console.WriteLine( "The collection does not contain the key \"red\"." );
Console.WriteLine();
// Searches for a value.
if ( myCol.ContainsValue( "amarillo" ) )
Console.WriteLine( "The collection contains the value \"amarillo\"." );
else
Console.WriteLine( "The collection does not contain the value \"amarillo\"." );
Console.WriteLine();
}
public static void PrintKeysAndValues( StringDictionary myCol ) {
Console.WriteLine( " KEY VALUE" );
foreach ( DictionaryEntry de in myCol )
Console.WriteLine( " {0,-10} {1}", de.Key, de.Value );
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
/*
This code produces the following output.
Initial contents of the StringDictionary:
KEY VALUE
green verde
red rojo
blue azul
The collection contains the key "red".
The collection does not contain the value "amarillo".
*/
#using <System.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::Collections::Specialized;
void PrintKeysAndValues( StringDictionary^ myCol )
{
Console::WriteLine( " KEY VALUE" );
IEnumerator^ enum0 = myCol->GetEnumerator();
while ( enum0->MoveNext() )
{
DictionaryEntry^ de = safe_cast<DictionaryEntry^>(enum0->Current);
Console::WriteLine( " {0,-10} {1}", de->Key, de->Value );
}
Console::WriteLine();
}
int main()
{
// Creates and initializes a new StringDictionary.
StringDictionary^ myCol = gcnew StringDictionary;
myCol->Add( "red", "rojo" );
myCol->Add( "green", "verde" );
myCol->Add( "blue", "azul" );
// Displays the values in the StringDictionary.
Console::WriteLine( "Initial contents of the StringDictionary:" );
PrintKeysAndValues( myCol );
// Searches for a key.
if ( myCol->ContainsKey( "red" ) )
Console::WriteLine( "The collection contains the key \"red\"." );
else
Console::WriteLine( "The collection does not contain the key \"red\"." );
Console::WriteLine();
// Searches for a value.
if ( myCol->ContainsValue( "amarillo" ) )
Console::WriteLine( "The collection contains the value \"amarillo\"." );
else
Console::WriteLine( "The collection does not contain the value \"amarillo\"." );
Console::WriteLine();
}
/*
This code produces the following output.
Initial contents of the StringDictionary:
KEY VALUE
green verde
red rojo
blue azul
The collection contains the key "red".
The collection does not contain the value "amarillo".
*/
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.