Dictionary<TKey, TValue>.ContainsValue Method
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Determines whether the Dictionary<TKey, TValue> contains a specific value.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: TValue
The value to locate in the Dictionary<TKey, TValue>. The value can be null for reference types.
Return Value
Type: System.Booleantrue if the Dictionary<TKey, TValue> contains an element with the specified value; otherwise, false.
This method determines equality using the default equality comparer EqualityComparer<T>.Default for TValue, the type of values in the dictionary.
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.