Dictionary<TKey,TValue>.Remove Method

Removes the value with the specified key from the Dictionary<TKey,TValue>.

public:
 virtual bool Remove(TKey key);

public bool Remove (TKey key);

abstract member Remove : 'Key -> bool
override this.Remove : 'Key -> bool

Public Function Remove (key As TKey) As Boolean

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Examples

The following code example shows how to remove a key/value pair from a dictionary using the Remove method.

This code example is part of a larger example provided for the Dictionary<TKey,TValue> class (openWith is the name of the Dictionary used in this example).

// Use the Remove method to remove a key/value pair.
Console::WriteLine("\nRemove(\"doc\")");
openWith->Remove("doc");

if (!openWith->ContainsKey("doc"))
{
    Console::WriteLine("Key \"doc\" is not found.");
}

// Use the Remove method to remove a key/value pair.
Console.WriteLine("\nRemove(\"doc\")");
openWith.Remove("doc");

if (!openWith.ContainsKey("doc"))
{
    Console.WriteLine("Key \"doc\" is not found.");
}

' Use the Remove method to remove a key/value pair.
Console.WriteLine(vbLf + "Remove(""doc"")")
openWith.Remove("doc")

If Not openWith.ContainsKey("doc") Then
    Console.WriteLine("Key ""doc"" is not found.")
End If

Remarks

If the Dictionary<TKey,TValue> does not contain an element with the specified key, the Dictionary<TKey,TValue> remains unchanged. No exception is thrown.

This method approaches an O(1) operation.

.NET Core 3.0+ only: this mutating method may be safely called without invalidating active enumerators on the Dictionary<TKey,TValue> instance. This does not imply thread safety.

See also

• Add(TKey, TValue)
• Remove(TKey)

public:
 bool Remove(TKey key, [Runtime::InteropServices::Out] TValue % value);

public bool Remove (TKey key, out TValue value);

member this.Remove : 'Key * 'Value -> bool

Public Function Remove (key As TKey, ByRef value As TValue) As Boolean

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