Dictionary<(Of <(TKey, TValue>)>).IDictionary.IsReadOnly Property

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Gets a value indicating whether the IDictionary is read-only.

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

Syntax

Private ReadOnly Property IsReadOnly As Boolean
    Implements IDictionary.IsReadOnly
bool IDictionary.IsReadOnly { get; }

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if the IDictionary is read-only; otherwise, false. In the default implementation of Dictionary<(Of <(TKey, TValue>)>), this property always returns false.

Implements

IDictionary..::.IsReadOnly

Remarks

A collection that is read-only does not allow the addition, removal, or modification of elements after the collection is created.

A collection that is read-only is simply a collection with a wrapper that prevents modifying the collection; therefore, if changes are made to the underlying collection, the read-only collection reflects those changes.

Getting the value of this property is an O(1) operation.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Platforms

Windows Phone

See Also

Reference

Dictionary<(Of <(TKey, TValue>)>) Class

System.Collections.Generic Namespace