IDictionary<TKey, TValue>.TryGetValue Method

Parameters

• key
  Type: TKey
  The key whose value to get.

• value
  Type: TValue%
  When this method returns, the value associated with the specified key, if the key is found; otherwise, the default value for the type of the value parameter. This parameter is passed uninitialized.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the object that implements IDictionary<TKey, TValue> contains an element with the specified key; otherwise, false.

' When a program often has to try keys that turn out not to
' be in the dictionary, TryGetValue can be a more efficient 
' way to retrieve values.
Dim value As String = ""
If openWith.TryGetValue("tif", value) Then
   outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("For key = ""tif"", value = {0}.", value) & vbCrLf
Else
   outputBlock.Text &= "Key = ""tif"" is not found." & vbCrLf
End If


...


' The default Item property throws an exception if the requested
' key is not in the dictionary.
Try
   outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("For key = ""tif"", value = {0}.", _
       openWith("tif")) & vbCrLf
Catch
   outputBlock.Text &= "Key = ""tif"" is not found." & vbCrLf
End Try

// When a program often has to try keys that turn out not to
// be in the dictionary, TryGetValue can be a more efficient 
// way to retrieve values.
string value = "";
if (openWith.TryGetValue("tif", out value))
{
   outputBlock.Text += String.Format("For key = \"tif\", value = {0}.", value) + "\n";
}
else
{
   outputBlock.Text += "Key = \"tif\" is not found." + "\n";
}


...


// The indexer throws an exception if the requested key is
// not in the dictionary.
try
{
   outputBlock.Text += String.Format("For key = \"tif\", value = {0}.",
       openWith["tif"]) + "\n";
}
catch (KeyNotFoundException)
{
   outputBlock.Text += "Key = \"tif\" is not found." + "\n";
}