PropertyCollection.IDictionary.Keys Property

.NET Framework (current version)

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Gets an ICollection object containing the keys of the IDictionary object.

Namespace: System.DirectoryServices
Assembly: System.DirectoryServices (in System.DirectoryServices.dll)

Syntax

C++

ICollection IDictionary.Keys { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Collections.ICollection

An ICollection object containing the keys of the IDictionary object.

Implements

IDictionary.Keys

Remarks

The order of the keys in the returned ICollection object is unspecified, but is guaranteed to be the same order as the corresponding values in the ICollection returned by the Values property.

Examples

The following example shows how to implement the Keys property. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the IDictionary class.

C++

public ICollection Keys
{
    get
    {
        // Return an array where each item is a key.
        Object[] keys = new Object[ItemsInUse];
        for (Int32 n = 0; n < ItemsInUse; n++)
            keys[n] = items[n].Key;
        return keys;
    }
}

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0