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IDictionary::Contains Method (Object^)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Determines whether the IDictionary object contains an element with the specified key.

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

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bool Contains(
	Object^ key
)

Parameters

key
Type: System::Object^

The key to locate in the IDictionary object.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the IDictionary contains an element with the key; otherwise, false.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

key is null.

Implementations can vary in whether they allow the key to be null.

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 demonstrates how to implement the Contains method. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the IDictionary class.

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public:
    virtual bool Contains(Object^ key)
    {
        int index;
        return TryGetIndexOfKey(key, &index);
    }

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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