IDictionary Interface

Provides a type-independent dictionary interface using TValue-based keys and values.

Remarks

This interface abstracts dictionary operations so that strongly-typed dictionaries (such as TOrderedDictionary) can be accessed through a common, non-generic contract. Keys and values are passed as TValue, enabling uniform handling regardless of the underlying key and value types.

Syntax

Unit: Bcl.Collections

IDictionary = interface(IInterface);

Methods

Name	Description
Add	Adds a new key-value pair to the dictionary.
AddOrSetValue	Adds a key-value pair, or updates the value if the key already exists.
Clear	Removes all key-value pairs from the dictionary.
ContainsKey	Determines whether the dictionary contains the specified key.
GetItem	Returns the value associated with the specified key.
SetItem	Sets the value associated with the specified key.
Remove	Removes the key-value pair with the specified key from the dictionary.
TryGetValue	Attempts to retrieve the value associated with the specified key.
GetEnumerator	Returns an enumerator that iterates over all key-value pairs in the dictionary.
GetOwnerships	Returns the ownership settings of the dictionary.

Properties

Name	Description
Items[const key]	Gets or sets the value associated with the specified key.