Dictionary<TKey, TValue>.ICollection.CopyTo Method
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Copies the elements of the ICollection<T> to an array, starting at the specified array index.
Namespace: System.Collections.Generic
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Private Sub CopyTo ( _
array As Array, _
index As Integer _
) Implements ICollection.CopyTo
void ICollection.CopyTo(
Array array,
int index
)
Parameters
- array
Type: System.Array
The one-dimensional array that is the destination of the elements copied from ICollection<T>. The array must have zero-based indexing.
- index
Type: System.Int32
The zero-based index in array at which copying begins.
Implements
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
---|---|
ArgumentNullException | array is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
ArgumentOutOfRangeException | index is equal to or greater than the length of array. -or- index is less than 0. |
ArgumentException | array is multidimensional. -or- array does not have zero-based indexing. -or- The number of elements in the source ICollection<T> is greater than the available space from index to the end of the destination array. -or- The type of the source ICollection<T> cannot be cast automatically to the type of the destination array. |
Remarks
Each element copied from a Dictionary<TKey, TValue> is a KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue> structure representing a value and its key.
Note: |
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If the type of the source ICollection cannot be cast automatically to the type of the destination array, the nongeneric implementations of ICollection.CopyTo throw an InvalidCastException, whereas the generic implementations throw an ArgumentException. |
This method is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.