IDictionary.Remove(Object) Method
Definition
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Removes the element with the specified key from the IDictionary object.
public:
void Remove(System::Object ^ key);
public void Remove (object key);
abstract member Remove : obj -> unit
Public Sub Remove (key As Object)
Parameters
- key
- Object
The key of the element to remove.
Exceptions
key
is null
.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to implement the Remove method. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the IDictionary class.
public:
virtual void Remove(Object^ key)
{
if (key == nullptr)
{
throw gcnew ArgumentNullException("key");
}
// Try to find the key in the DictionaryEntry array
int index;
if (TryGetIndexOfKey(key, &index))
{
// If the key is found, slide all the items down.
Array::Copy(items, index + 1, items, index, itemsInUse -
index - 1);
itemsInUse--;
}
else
{
// If the key is not in the dictionary, just return.
return;
}
}
public void Remove(object key)
{
if (key == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("key");
// Try to find the key in the DictionaryEntry array
Int32 index;
if (TryGetIndexOfKey(key, out index))
{
// If the key is found, slide all the items up.
Array.Copy(items, index + 1, items, index, ItemsInUse - index - 1);
ItemsInUse--;
}
else
{
// If the key is not in the dictionary, just return.
}
}
Public Sub Remove(ByVal key As Object) Implements IDictionary.Remove
If key = Nothing Then
Throw New ArgumentNullException("key")
End If
' Try to find the key in the DictionaryEntry array
Dim index As Integer
If TryGetIndexOfKey(key, index) Then
' If the key is found, slide all the items up.
Array.Copy(items, index + 1, items, index, (ItemsInUse - index) - 1)
ItemsInUse = ItemsInUse - 1
Else
' If the key is not in the dictionary, just return.
End If
End Sub
Remarks
If the IDictionary object does not contain an element with the specified key, the IDictionary remains unchanged. No exception is thrown.