IOrderedDictionary.Item[Int32] Property

public:
 property System::Object ^ default[int] { System::Object ^ get(int index); void set(int index, System::Object ^ value); };

public object this[int index] { get; set; }

public object? this[int index] { get; set; }

member this.Item(int) : obj with get, set

Default Public Property Item(index As Integer) As Object

Parameters

Property Value

The element at the specified index.

Exceptions

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the implementation of a simple IOrderedDictionary based on the ArrayList class. The implemented IOrderedDictionary stores first names as the keys and last names as the values, with the added requirement that each first name is unique. This code is part of a larger code example provided for the IOrderedDictionary class.

public class People : IOrderedDictionary
{
    private ArrayList _people;

    public People(int numItems)
    {
        _people = new ArrayList(numItems);
    }

    public int IndexOfKey(object key)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < _people.Count; i++)
        {
            if (((DictionaryEntry)_people[i]).Key == key)
                return i;
        }

        // key not found, return -1.
        return -1;
    }

    public object this[object key]
    {
        get
        {
            return ((DictionaryEntry)_people[IndexOfKey(key)]).Value;
        }
        set
        {
            _people[IndexOfKey(key)] = new DictionaryEntry(key, value);
        }
    }

    // IOrderedDictionary Members
    public IDictionaryEnumerator GetEnumerator()
    {
        return new PeopleEnum(_people);
    }

    public void Insert(int index, object key, object value)
    {
        if (IndexOfKey(key) != -1)
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("An element with the same key already exists in the collection.");
        }
        _people.Insert(index, new DictionaryEntry(key, value));
    }

    public void RemoveAt(int index)
    {
        _people.RemoveAt(index);
    }

    public object this[int index]
    {
        get
        {
            return ((DictionaryEntry)_people[index]).Value;
        }
        set
        {
            object key = ((DictionaryEntry)_people[index]).Key;
            _people[index] = new DictionaryEntry(key, value);
        }
    }
    // IDictionary Members

    public void Add(object key, object value)
    {
        if (IndexOfKey(key) != -1)
        {
            throw new ArgumentException("An element with the same key already exists in the collection.");
        }
        _people.Add(new DictionaryEntry(key, value));
    }

    public void Clear()
    {
        _people.Clear();
    }

    public bool Contains(object key)
    {
        if (IndexOfKey(key) == -1)
        {
            return false;
        }
        else
        {
            return true;
        }
    }

    public bool IsFixedSize
    {
        get
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public bool IsReadOnly
    {
        get
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public ICollection Keys
    {
        get
        {
            ArrayList KeyCollection = new ArrayList(_people.Count);
            for (int i = 0; i < _people.Count; i++)
            {
                KeyCollection.Add( ((DictionaryEntry)_people[i]).Key );
            }
            return KeyCollection;
        }
    }

    public void Remove(object key)
    {
        _people.RemoveAt(IndexOfKey(key));
    }

    public ICollection Values
    {
        get
        {
            ArrayList ValueCollection = new ArrayList(_people.Count);
            for (int i = 0; i < _people.Count; i++)
            {
                ValueCollection.Add( ((DictionaryEntry)_people[i]).Value );
            }
            return ValueCollection;
        }
    }

    // ICollection Members

    public void CopyTo(Array array, int index)
    {
        _people.CopyTo(array, index);
    }

    public int Count
    {
        get
        {
            return _people.Count;
        }
    }

    public bool IsSynchronized
    {
        get
        {
            return _people.IsSynchronized;
        }
    }

    public object SyncRoot
    {
        get
        {
            return _people.SyncRoot;
        }
    }

    // IEnumerable Members

    IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
    {
        return new PeopleEnum(_people);
    }
}

public class PeopleEnum : IDictionaryEnumerator
{
    public ArrayList _people;

    // Enumerators are positioned before the first element
    // until the first MoveNext() call.
    int position = -1;

    public PeopleEnum(ArrayList list)
    {
        _people = list;
    }

    public bool MoveNext()
    {
        position++;
        return (position < _people.Count);
    }

    public void Reset()
    {
        position = -1;
    }

    public object Current
    {
        get
        {
            try
            {
                return _people[position];
            }
            catch (IndexOutOfRangeException)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException();
            }
        }
    }

    public DictionaryEntry Entry
    {
        get
        {
            return (DictionaryEntry)Current;
        }
    }

    public object Key
    {
        get
        {
            try
            {
                return ((DictionaryEntry)_people[position]).Key;
            }
            catch (IndexOutOfRangeException)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException();
            }
        }
    }

    public object Value
    {
        get
        {
            try
            {
                return ((DictionaryEntry)_people[position]).Value;
            }
            catch (IndexOutOfRangeException)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException();
            }
        }
    }
}

Public Class People
    Implements IOrderedDictionary
    Private _people As ArrayList

    Public Sub New(ByVal numItems As Integer)
        _people = New ArrayList(numItems)
    End Sub

    Public Function IndexOfKey(ByVal key As Object) As Integer
        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 0 To _people.Count - 1
            If CType(_people(i), DictionaryEntry).Key = key Then
                Return i
            End If
        Next i

        ' key not found, return -1.
        Return -1
    End Function

    ' IOrderedDictionary Members
    Public Function GetEnumerator() As IDictionaryEnumerator _
        Implements IOrderedDictionary.GetEnumerator

        Return New PeopleEnum(_people)
    End Function

    Public Sub Insert(ByVal index As Integer, ByVal key As Object, _
        ByVal value As Object) Implements IOrderedDictionary.Insert

        If Not IndexOfKey(key) = -1 Then
            Throw New ArgumentException("An element with the same key already exists in the collection.")
        End If
        _people.Insert(index, New DictionaryEntry(key, value))
    End Sub

    Public Sub RemoveAt(ByVal index As Integer) _
        Implements IOrderedDictionary.RemoveAt

        _people.RemoveAt(index)
    End Sub

    Public Property Item(ByVal index As Integer) As Object _
        Implements IOrderedDictionary.Item

        Get
            Return CType(_people(index), DictionaryEntry).Value
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Object)
            Dim key As Object = CType(_people(index), DictionaryEntry).Key
            _people(index) = New DictionaryEntry(key, value)
        End Set
    End Property

    ' IDictionary Members
    Public Function IDictionaryGetEnumerator() As IDictionaryEnumerator _
    Implements IDictionary.GetEnumerator

        Return New PeopleEnum(_people)
    End Function

    Public Property Item(ByVal key As Object) As Object _
        Implements IDictionary.Item

        Get
            Return CType(_people(IndexOfKey(key)), DictionaryEntry).Value
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value)
            _people(IndexOfKey(key)) = New DictionaryEntry(key, value)
        End Set
    End Property


    Public Sub Add(ByVal key As Object, ByVal value As Object) _
        Implements IDictionary.Add

        If Not IndexOfKey(key) = -1 Then
            Throw New ArgumentException("An element with the same key already exists in the collection.")
        End If

        _people.Add(New DictionaryEntry(key, value))
    End Sub

    Public Sub Clear() Implements IDictionary.Clear
        _people.Clear()
    End Sub

    Public Function Contains(ByVal key As Object) As Boolean _
        Implements IDictionary.Contains

        If IndexOfKey(key) = -1 Then
            Return False
        Else
            Return True
        End If
    End Function

    Public ReadOnly Property IsFixedSize() As Boolean _
        Implements IDictionary.IsFixedSize

        Get
            Return False
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property IsReadOnly() As Boolean _
        Implements IDictionary.IsReadOnly
        Get
            Return False
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property Keys() As ICollection _
        Implements IDictionary.Keys
        Get
            Dim KeyCollection As ArrayList = New ArrayList(_people.Count)
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To _people.Count - 1
                KeyCollection.Add( CType(_people(i), DictionaryEntry).Key )
            Next i
            Return KeyCollection
        End Get
    End Property

    Public Sub Remove(ByVal key As Object) _
        Implements IDictionary.Remove

        _people.RemoveAt(IndexOfKey(key))
    End Sub

    Public ReadOnly Property Values() As ICollection _
        Implements IDictionary.Values
        Get
            Dim ValueCollection As ArrayList = New ArrayList(_people.Count)
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To _people.Count - 1
                ValueCollection.Add( CType(_people(i), DictionaryEntry).Value )
            Next i
            Return ValueCollection
        End Get
    End Property

    ' ICollection Members
    Public Sub CopyTo(ByVal array As Array, ByVal index As Integer) _
    Implements ICollection.CopyTo

        _people.CopyTo(Array, index)
    End Sub

    Public ReadOnly Property Count() As Integer _
        Implements ICollection.Count

        Get
            Return _people.Count
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property IsSynchronized() As Boolean _
        Implements ICollection.IsSynchronized

        Get
            Return _people.IsSynchronized
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property SyncRoot() As Object _
        Implements ICollection.SyncRoot

        Get
            Return _people.SyncRoot
        End Get
    End Property

    ' IEnumerable Members
    Public Function IEnumerableGetEnumerator() As IEnumerator _
        Implements IEnumerable.GetEnumerator

        Return New PeopleEnum(_people)
    End Function
End Class

Public Class PeopleEnum
    Implements IDictionaryEnumerator

    Public _people As ArrayList

    ' Enumerators are positioned before the first element
    ' until the first MoveNext() call.
    Dim position As Integer = -1

    Public Sub New(ByVal list As ArrayList)
        _people = list
    End Sub

    Public Function MoveNext() As Boolean _
        Implements IEnumerator.MoveNext

        position = position + 1
        Return (position < _people.Count)
    End Function

    Public Sub Reset() _
        Implements IEnumerator.Reset

        position = -1
    End Sub

    Public ReadOnly Property Current() As Object _
        Implements IEnumerator.Current

        Get
            Try
                Return _people(position)
            Catch e As IndexOutOfRangeException
                Throw New InvalidOperationException()
            End Try
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property Entry() As DictionaryEntry _
        Implements IDictionaryEnumerator.Entry
        Get
            Return CType(Current, DictionaryEntry)
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property Key() As Object _
        Implements IDictionaryEnumerator.Key

        Get
            Try
                Return CType(_people(position), DictionaryEntry).Key
            Catch e As IndexOutOfRangeException
                Throw New InvalidOperationException()
            End Try
        End Get
    End Property

    Public ReadOnly Property Value() As Object _
        Implements IDictionaryEnumerator.Value

        Get
            Try
                Return CType(_people(position), DictionaryEntry).Value
            Catch e As IndexOutOfRangeException
                Throw New InvalidOperationException()
            End Try
        End Get
    End Property
End Class

Remarks

IOrderedDictionary accepts null as a valid value and allows duplicate elements.

The C# language uses the this keyword to define the indexers instead of implementing the Item[] property. Visual Basic implements Item[] as a default property, which provides the same indexing functionality.

This property allows you to access a specific element in the collection by using the following syntax:

obj = myOrderedDictionary[index];

obj = myOrderedDictionary(index)

See also

• Count