HybridDictionary Class in C#

The HybridDictionary class implements IDictionary by using a ListDictionary while the collection is small, and then switching to a Hashtable when the collection gets large.

Following are the properties of the HybridDictionary class −

Following are some of the methods of the HybridDictionary class −

To count the number of key/value pairs in HybridDictionary, the code is as follows −

Example

Let us now see some examples −

 Live Demo

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
public class Demo {
   public static void Main() {
      HybridDictionary dict1 = new HybridDictionary();
      dict1.Add("A", "SUV");
      dict1.Add("B", "MUV");
      dict1.Add("C", "AUV");
      Console.WriteLine("HybridDictionary1 elements...");
      foreach(DictionaryEntry d in dict1) {
         Console.WriteLine(d.Key + " " + d.Value);
      }
      Console.WriteLine("Count of Key/value pairs in Dictionary1 = "+dict1.Count);
      HybridDictionary dict2 = new HybridDictionary();
      dict2.Add("1", "One");
      dict2.Add("2", "Two");
      dict2.Add("3", "Three");
      dict2.Add("4", "Four");
      dict2.Add("5", "Five");
      dict2.Add("6", "Six");
      Console.WriteLine("
HybridDictionary2 elements...");
      foreach(DictionaryEntry d in dict2) {
         Console.WriteLine(d.Key + " " + d.Value);
      }
      Console.WriteLine("Count of Key/value pairs in Dictionary2 = "+dict1.Count);
      dict2.Clear();
      Console.WriteLine("Count of Key/value pairs in Dictionary2 (Updated) = "+dict2.Count);
   }
}

Output

This will produce the following output −

HybridDictionary1 elements...
A SUV
B MUV
C AUV
Count of Key/value pairs in Dictionary1 = 3
HybridDictionary2 elements...
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
Count of Key/value pairs in Dictionary2 = 3
Count of Key/value pairs in Dictionary2 (Updated) = 0

To check if HybridDictionary is synchronized, the code is as follows −

Example

 Live Demo

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
public class Demo {
   public static void Main() {
      HybridDictionary dict1 = new HybridDictionary();
      dict1.Add("A", "Books");
      dict1.Add("B", "Electronics");
      dict1.Add("C", "Smart Wearables");
      dict1.Add("D", "Pet Supplies");
      dict1.Add("E", "Clothing");
      dict1.Add("F", "Footwear");
      Console.WriteLine("HybridDictionary1 elements...");
      foreach(DictionaryEntry d in dict1) {
         Console.WriteLine(d.Key + " " + d.Value);
      }
      Console.WriteLine("Is the HybridDictionary1 having fixed size? = "+dict1.IsFixedSize);
      Console.WriteLine("If HybridDictionary1 read-only? = "+dict1.IsReadOnly);
      Console.WriteLine("Is HybridDictionary1 synchronized = "+dict1.IsSynchronized);
      HybridDictionary dict2 = new HybridDictionary();
      dict2.Add("1", "One");
      dict2.Add("2", "Two");
      dict2.Add("3", "Three");
      dict2.Add("4", "Four");
      dict2.Add("5", "Five");
      dict2.Add("6", "Six");
      Console.WriteLine("
HybridDictionary2 elements...");
      foreach(DictionaryEntry d in dict2) {
         Console.WriteLine(d.Key + " " + d.Value);
      }
      Console.WriteLine("Is HybridDictionary1 equal to HybridDictionary2? = "+(dict1.Equals(dict2)));
      Console.WriteLine("Is the HybridDictionary2 having fixed size? = "+dict2.IsFixedSize);
      Console.WriteLine("If HybridDictionary2 read-only? = "+dict2.IsReadOnly);
      Console.WriteLine("Is HybridDictionary2 synchronized = "+dict2.IsSynchronized);
   }
}

Output

This will produce the following output −

HybridDictionary1 elements...
A Books
B Electronics
C Smart Wearables
D Pet Supplies
E Clothing
F Footwear
Is the HybridDictionary1 having fixed size? = False
If HybridDictionary1 read-only? = False
Is HybridDictionary1 synchronized = False
HybridDictionary2 elements...
1 One
2 Two
3 Three
4 Four
5 Five
6 Six
Is HybridDictionary1 equal to HybridDictionary2? = False
Is the HybridDictionary2 having fixed size? = False
If HybridDictionary2 read-only? = False
Is HybridDictionary2 synchronized = False