KeyValuePair<TKey,TValue>.Key Property

Definition

Gets the key in the key/value pair.

C#
public TKey Key { get; }

Property Value

TKey

A TKey that is the key of the KeyValuePair<TKey,TValue>.

Examples

The following code example shows how to enumerate the keys and values in a dictionary, using the KeyValuePair<TKey,TValue> structure.

This code is part of a larger example provided for the Dictionary<TKey,TValue> class.

C#
// When you use foreach to enumerate dictionary elements,
// the elements are retrieved as KeyValuePair objects.
Console.WriteLine();
foreach( KeyValuePair<string, string> kvp in openWith )
{
    Console.WriteLine("Key = {0}, Value = {1}",
        kvp.Key, kvp.Value);
}

Remarks

This property is read/only.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0