Key is missing in Dictionary

PaulS

Problem

Sometimes the key value of the Dictionary is required.

Proposed Solution

Example Workflow

e.g.
sTxt = sTxt.Replace("#" + Entities.Key(x), Entities.Value(Entities.Key(x)))

As you can see in this example, the key value (preceded by #) in the string is replaced with the value of that key value.

Alternatives Considered

Who Would This Help?

bgrommes

For Each kvp As KeyValuePair In Entities
     sTxt = sTxt.Replace("#" + kvp.Key,kvp.Value)
Next

Garry

Implemented for the next release: https://feedback.objo.dev/feature/356

Dictionary now supports Key(index), so you can do:

For i As Integer = 0 To Entities.Count - 1
  Var key As String = Entities.Key(i)
  sTxt = sTxt.Replace("#" + key, Entities.Value(key))
Next

The index is zero-based and follows the dictionary’s current enumeration order, the same order used by Keys and For Each. Typed dictionaries preserve the key type, so Dictionary(Of String, String).Key(i) returns a String.