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Dictionary.Contains

Determines whether the Dictionary contains an entry with the specified key.

[Visual Basic]
Overridable Public Function Contains( _
   ByVal key As Object _
) As Boolean
[C#]
public virtual bool Contains(
   object key
);
[C++]
public: virtual bool Contains(
   Object* key
);
[JScript]
public function Contains(
   key : Object
) : Boolean;

Parameters

key
The key to locate in the Dictionary.

Return Value

true if the Dictionary contains an entry with the specified key; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Exception Type Condition
ArgumentNullException key is a null reference (in Visual Basic Nothing).

Remarks

This method can be overridden by a derived class.

This implementation is an O(1) operation.

See Also

Dictionary Class | Dictionary Members | System.Collections Namespace