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Dictionary<TKey,TValue>.TryAdd(TKey, TValue) Method

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Collections.Generic
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Collections.dll
Assembly:
System.Collections.dll
Assembly:
netstandard.dll
Source:
Dictionary.cs
Source:
Dictionary.cs
Source:
Dictionary.cs

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Attempts to add the specified key and value to the dictionary.

C# 
public bool TryAdd(TKey key, TValue value);

Parameters

key
TKey

The key of the element to add.

value
TValue

The value of the element to add. It can be null.

Returns

Boolean

true if the key/value pair was added to the dictionary successfully; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

key is null.

Remarks

Unlike the Add method, this method doesn't throw an exception if the element with the given key exists in the dictionary. Unlike the Dictionary indexer, TryAdd doesn't override the element if the element with the given key exists in the dictionary. If the key already exists, TryAdd does nothing and returns false.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Standard 2.1