Hashtable.Remove(Object) Method

Definition

Removes the element with the specified key from the Hashtable.

public virtual void Remove (object key);

Parameters

key
Object

The key of the element to remove.

Implements

Exceptions

key is null.

The Hashtable is read-only.

-or-

The Hashtable has a fixed size.

Examples

The following example shows how to remove elements from the Hashtable.

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

   public static void Main()
   {
      // Creates and initializes a new Hashtable.
      var myHT = new Hashtable();
      myHT.Add("1a", "The");
      myHT.Add("1b", "quick");
      myHT.Add("1c", "brown");
      myHT.Add("2a", "fox");
      myHT.Add("2b", "jumps");
      myHT.Add("2c", "over");
      myHT.Add("3a", "the");
      myHT.Add("3b", "lazy");
      myHT.Add("3c", "dog");

      // Displays the Hashtable.
      Console.WriteLine("The Hashtable initially contains the following:");
      PrintKeysAndValues(myHT);

      // Removes the element with the key "3b".
      myHT.Remove("3b");

      // Displays the current state of the Hashtable.
      Console.WriteLine("After removing \"lazy\":");
      PrintKeysAndValues(myHT);
   }

   public static void PrintKeysAndValues(Hashtable myHT)
   {
      foreach (DictionaryEntry de in myHT)
         Console.WriteLine($"    {de.Key}:    {de.Value}");
      Console.WriteLine();
   }
}


/*
This code produces the following output.

The Hashtable initially contains the following:
    2c:    over
    3a:    the
    2b:    jumps
    3b:    lazy
    1b:    quick
    3c:    dog
    2a:    fox
    1c:    brown
    1a:    The

After removing "lazy":
    2c:    over
    3a:    the
    2b:    jumps
    1b:    quick
    3c:    dog
    2a:    fox
    1c:    brown
    1a:    The

*/

Remarks

If the Hashtable does not contain an element with the specified key, the Hashtable remains unchanged. No exception is thrown.

This method is an O(1) operation.

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