ReadOnlyDictionary<(Of <(TKey, TValue>)>).IDictionary.Contains Method

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Determines whether the dictionary contains an element with the specified key.

Namespace:  System.Collections.ObjectModel
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Private Function Contains ( _
    key As Object _
) As Boolean Implements IDictionary.Contains
bool IDictionary.Contains(
    Object key
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if the dictionary contains an element with the specified key; otherwise, false.

Implements

IDictionary..::.Contains(Object)

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

key is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

This member is an explicit interface member implementation. It can be used only when the ReadOnlyDictionary<(Of <(TKey, TValue>)>) instance is cast to an IDictionary interface.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0

See Also

Reference

ReadOnlyDictionary<(Of <(TKey, TValue>)>) Class

System.Collections.ObjectModel Namespace