C# in a Nutshell, Second Edition

Name

SortedList

Synopsis

This class is a dictionary collection in which values can be retrieved either by associated key or by index (meaning that the elements are specifically ordered). Keys are sorted based on their object type (e.g., strings are alphabetically sorted). You can override the default key comparison methods by providing your own IComparer-implementing object to the SortedList constructor.

Many methods are defined to allow you to retrieve values by either key name or index value. The IndexOfKey( ) and IndexOfValue( ) methods return the zero-based index value of the specified key or value. GetByIndex( ) and SetByIndex( ) use the index values for their functionality.

public class SortedList : IDictionary, ICollection, IEnumerable, ICloneable {
// Public Constructors
   public SortedList( );
   public SortedList(IComparer comparer);
   public SortedList(IComparer comparer, int capacity);
   public SortedList(IDictionary d);
   public SortedList(IDictionary d, IComparer comparer);
   public SortedList(int initialCapacity);
// Public Instance Properties
   public virtual int Capacity{set; get; }
   public virtual int Count{get; }       
// implements ICollection
   public virtual bool IsFixedSize{get; }
// implements IDictionary
   public virtual bool IsReadOnly{get; }
// implements IDictionary
   public virtual bool IsSynchronized{get; }          
// implements ICollection
   public virtual ICollection Keys{get; }
// implements IDictionary
   public virtual object SyncRoot{get; } 
// implements ICollection public virtual object ...