IDictionary

Description

IDictionary - abstract glossary interface.

Inheritance Hierarchy

          IEnumerable

          ICollection

          IDictionary

Comments

A glossary is a table containing element value and unique key for each element.

This interface is basic for the following interfaces:

• IHashtable.

• ISortedList.

Properties

	Property name	Brief description
	Item	The Item property determines value of glossary element.
	Keys	The Keys property returns an object that contains the collection of glossary keys.
	Values	The Values property returns the object that contains the collection of the values of the glossary elements.

Properties inherited from ICollection

	Property name	Brief description
	Count	The Count property returns the number of array elements.

Methods

	Method name	Brief description
	Add	The Add method adds an element to glossary.
	Clear	The Clear method clears the glossary.
	Contains	The Contains method checks if the element with the Key key exists.
	Remove	The Remove method removes element with the Key key.

Methods inherited from ICollection

	Method name	Brief description
	CopyTo	The CopyTo method copies the collection into an array.

See also:

Collections Assembly Interfaces