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CollectionExtensions.AddOrUpdate<TKey, TValue> (IDictionary<TKey, TValue> , TKey, TValue) Method

Adds a key/value pair to the IDictionary<TKey, TValue> if the key does not already exist, or updates a key/value pair in the IDictionary<TKey, TValue> if the key already exists.

Namespace: GSF.Collections
Assembly: GSF.Core (in GSF.Core.dll) Version: 2.4.244-beta+cf93f5f8aea4b941e9b426fe4e180c2bd85d31a2
Syntax
public static TValue AddOrUpdate<TKey, TValue>(
	this IDictionary<TKey, TValue> dictionary,
	TKey key,
	TValue value
)
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Parameters

dictionary  IDictionary<TKey, TValue>
The dictionary to add the key/value pair to if the key does not already exist.
key  TKey
The key to be added or updated.
value  TValue
The value to be assigned to the key.

Type Parameters

TKey
The type of the keys in the dictionary.
TValue
The type of the values in the dictionary.

Return Value

TValue
The value of the key in the dictionary after updating.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IDictionary<TKey, 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).
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