GetDictionaryConverter Generic Method

Wintellect PowerCollections

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Creates a delegate that converts keys to values by used a dictionary to map values. Keys that a not present in the dictionary are converted to a supplied default value.

Namespace: Wintellect.PowerCollections
Assembly: PowerCollections (in PowerCollections.dll)

Syntax

C#
public static Converter<TKey, TValue> GetDictionaryConverter<TKey, TValue>( IDictionary<TKey, TValue> dictionary, TValue defaultValue )

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function GetDictionaryConverter(Of TKey, TValue) ( _ dictionary As IDictionary(Of TKey, TValue), _ defaultValue As TValue _ ) As Converter(Of TKey, TValue)

Visual C++
public: generic<typename TKey, typename TValue> static Converter<TKey, TValue>^ GetDictionaryConverter ( IDictionary<TKey, TValue>^ dictionary, TValue defaultValue )

Parameters

dictionary: IDictionary<(Of <TKey, TValue>)>
The dictionary used to perform the conversion.

defaultValue: TValue
The result of the conversion for keys that are not present in the dictionary.

Return Value

A delegate to a method that converts keys to values.

Type Parameters

TKey
TValue

Remarks

This delegate can be used as a parameter in Convert or ConvertAll methods to convert entire collections.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
System..::ArgumentNullException	dictionary is null.