DictionaryEntry. This C# type is used with Hashtable. The Hashtable collection provides a way to access objects based on a key. We use DictionaryEntry in a foreach-loop.
Foreach example. This example uses the Hashtable type and instantiates it upon the managed heap. Then 3 key-value pairs are added to the Hashtable instance.
Detail We use the foreach-loop construct to loop over the contents of the Hashtable instance.
Also To access the key and value of a DictionaryEntry, please use the named properties.
using System;
using System.Collections;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// Create Hashtable with some keys and values.
Hashtable hashtable = new Hashtable();
hashtable.Add(1, "one");
hashtable.Add(2, "two");
hashtable.Add(3, "three");
// Enumerate the Hashtable.foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in hashtable)
{
Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}", entry.Key, entry.Value);
}
}
}3 = three
2 = two
1 = one
Class example. DictionaryEntry is not tied to the Hashtable collection. You can create an instance to store a key-value pair anywhere.
And Because this type is a value type, it is copied onto the evaluation stack whenever used as a variable or parameter.
Info The DictionaryEntry struct stores 2 object references. Each object reference is 8 bytes on 64-bit systems.
using System;
using System.Collections;
class Program
{
static DictionaryEntry GetData()
{
// Return DictionaryEntry as key-value pair.
return new DictionaryEntry("cat", "frog");
}
static void Main()
{
var data = GetData();
Console.WriteLine(data.Key);
Console.WriteLine(data.Value);
}
}cat
frog
A summary. To loop over a C# Hashtable collection, you can use the foreach-loop statement. Then access the properties on each DictionaryEntry.
Final note. The DictionaryEntry struct is not a class, and is stored on the stack when used as a local variable. It can be instantiated anywhere in C# programs.
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