DictionaryExtensionMethods.GetValueOrDefault(TKey, TValue) Method (IDictionary(TKey, TValue), TKey, TValue)

DictionaryExtensionMethodsGetValueOrDefaultTKey, TValue Method (IDictionaryTKey, TValue, TKey, TValue)

Tries to get the value with the specified key from the dictionary, and returns the passed default value if the key could not be found.

Namespace: Slash.Collections.Extensions
Assembly: Slash.Collections (in Slash.Collections.dll) Version: 1.0.6018.40177

Syntax

C++

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public static TValue GetValueOrDefault<TKey, TValue>(
	this IDictionary<TKey, TValue> dictionary,
	TKey key,
	TValue defaultValue
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function GetValueOrDefault(Of TKey, TValue) ( 
	dictionary As IDictionary(Of TKey, TValue),
	key As TKey,
	defaultValue As TValue
) As TValue

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
generic<typename TKey, typename TValue>
static TValue GetValueOrDefault(
	IDictionary<TKey, TValue>^ dictionary, 
	TKey key, 
	TValue defaultValue
)

[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member GetValueOrDefault : 
        dictionary : IDictionary<'TKey, 'TValue> * 
        key : 'TKey * 
        defaultValue : 'TValue -> 'TValue

Parameters

dictionary: Type: System.Collections.GenericIDictionaryTKey, TValue
Dictionary to get the value from.
key: Type: TKey
Key of the value to get.
defaultValue: Type: TValue
Default value to return if the specified key could not be found.

Type Parameters

TKey: Type of the dictionary keys.
TValue: Type of the dictionary values.

Return Value

Type: TValue
Value with the specified key, if found, and defaultValue otherwise.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IDictionaryTKey, TValue. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Reference

DictionaryExtensionMethods Class

GetValueOrDefault Overload

Slash.Collections.Extensions Namespace