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CollectionExtensionsGetOrAddTKey, TValue(IDictionaryTKey, TValue, TKey, TValue) Method

Adds a key/value pair to the IDictionaryTKey, TValue if the key does not already exist.

Namespace: GSF.Collections
Assembly: GSF.Core (in GSF.Core.dll) Version: 2.4.207-beta+1781b796b2aa7a54013a031eb432fe4ccee31867
Syntax
public static TValue GetOrAdd<TKey, TValue>(
	this IDictionary<TKey, TValue> dictionary,
	TKey key,
	TValue value
)
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Parameters

dictionary  IDictionaryTKey, TValue
The dictionary to add the key/value pair to if the key does not already exist.
key  TKey
The key to be added to the dictionary if it does not already exist.
value  TValue
The value to assign to the key if the key does not already exist.

Type Parameters

TKey
The type of the keys in the dictionary.
TValue
The type of the values in the dictionary.

Return Value

TValue
The value of the key in the dictionary.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IDictionaryTKey, TValue. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
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