Hashtable.ContainsValue(Object) Method

Definition

Determines whether the Hashtable contains a specific value.

public virtual bool ContainsValue (object value);
public virtual bool ContainsValue (object? value);

Parameters

value
Object

The value to locate in the Hashtable. The value can be null.

Returns

true if the Hashtable contains an element with the specified value; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example shows how to determine whether the Hashtable contains a specific element.

using System;
using System.Collections;
public class SamplesHashtable
{

   public static void Main()
   {
      // Creates and initializes a new Hashtable.
      var myHT = new Hashtable();
      myHT.Add(0, "zero");
      myHT.Add(1, "one");
      myHT.Add(2, "two");
      myHT.Add(3, "three");
      myHT.Add(4, "four");

      // Displays the values of the Hashtable.
      Console.WriteLine("The Hashtable contains the following values:");
      PrintIndexAndKeysAndValues(myHT);

      // Searches for a specific key.
      int myKey = 2;
      Console.WriteLine("The key \"{0}\" is {1}.", myKey, myHT.ContainsKey(myKey) ? "in the Hashtable" : "NOT in the Hashtable");
      myKey = 6;
      Console.WriteLine("The key \"{0}\" is {1}.", myKey, myHT.ContainsKey(myKey) ? "in the Hashtable" : "NOT in the Hashtable");

      // Searches for a specific value.
      var myValue = "three";
      Console.WriteLine("The value \"{0}\" is {1}.", myValue, myHT.ContainsValue( myValue ) ? "in the Hashtable" : "NOT in the Hashtable");
      myValue = "nine";
      Console.WriteLine("The value \"{0}\" is {1}.", myValue, myHT.ContainsValue( myValue ) ? "in the Hashtable" : "NOT in the Hashtable");
   }

   public static void PrintIndexAndKeysAndValues(Hashtable myHT)
   {
      int i = 0;
      Console.WriteLine("\t-INDEX-\t-KEY-\t-VALUE-");
      foreach (DictionaryEntry de in myHT)
         Console.WriteLine($"\t[{i++}]:\t{de.Key}\t{de.Value}");
      Console.WriteLine();
   }
}


/*
This code produces the following output.

The Hashtable contains the following values:
        -INDEX- -KEY-   -VALUE-
        [0]:    4       four
        [1]:    3       three
        [2]:    2       two
        [3]:    1       one
        [4]:    0       zero

The key "2" is in the Hashtable.
The key "6" is NOT in the Hashtable.
The value "three" is in the Hashtable.
The value "nine" is NOT in the Hashtable.

*/

Remarks

The values of the elements of the Hashtable are compared to the specified value using the Object.Equals method.

This method performs a linear search; therefore, this method is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.

Starting with the .NET Framework 2.0, this method uses the collection's objects' Equals and CompareTo methods on item to determine whether item exists. In the earlier versions of the .NET Framework, this determination was made by using the Equals and CompareTo methods of the item parameter on the objects in the collection.

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
.NET Framework 1.1, 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 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

See also