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VB.NET Language in a Nutshell, Second Edition
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VB.NET Language in a Nutshell, Second Edition

by Steven Roman PhD, Ron Petrusha, Paul Lomax
April 2002
Intermediate to advanced
688 pages
19h 51m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Name

Hashtable.Add Method

Class

System.Collections.Hashtable

Syntax

                  hashtablevariable.Add(Key, Value)
Key (required; Object)

The hash table entry’s key

Value (required; Object)

The hash table entry’s value

Return Value

None

Description

Adds a key/value pair to the hash table

Rules at a Glance

  • Key must be unique or a runtime error occurs.

  • Keys are immutable. Once added, a particular key value cannot be changed during the lifetime of the hash table except by removing it through the Remove or Clear method and then adding it once again.

  • Value need not be unique.

Programming Tips and Gotchas

  • According to the documentation, it is better to build a key from a String object than the Base Class Library’s StringBuilder object.

  • The Item property can also be used to add new members to the hash table.

  • To ensure that key is unique when calling the Add method, you can call the ContainsKey method beforehand.

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