|  | CollectionExtensionsGetValueOrDefaultTKey, TValue(DictionaryTKey, TValue, TKey) Method | 
            Gets the value from the dictionary, or the default value of TValue if no item with the specified key exists.
            
Namespace: TomsToolbox.EssentialsAssembly: TomsToolbox.Essentials (in TomsToolbox.Essentials.dll) Version: 2.21.0+44d18b541fc9419ec3c549350a832394661b2a4d
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
 Syntax
Syntaxpublic static TValue GetValueOrDefault<TKey, TValue>(
	this Dictionary<TKey, TValue> dictionary,
	TKey key
)
<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function GetValueOrDefault(Of TKey, TValue) ( 
	dictionary As Dictionary(Of TKey, TValue),
	key As TKey
) As TValue
Parameters
- dictionary  DictionaryTKey, TValue
- The dictionary.
- key  TKey
- The key to lookup.
Type Parameters
- TKey
- The type of the key.
- TValue
- The type of the value.
Return Value
TValue
            The value from the dictionary, or the default value of 
TValue if no item with the specified key exists.
            
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type 
DictionaryTKey, 
TValue. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see 
Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or 
Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
 See Also
See Also