CollectionExtensionsForceValueTKey, TValue(IDictionaryTKey, TValue, TKey, TValue) Method

public static TValue ForceValue<TKey, TValue>(
	this IDictionary<TKey, TValue> dictionary,
	TKey key,
	TValue defaultValue
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function ForceValue(Of TKey, TValue) ( 
	dictionary As IDictionary(Of TKey, TValue),
	key As TKey,
	defaultValue As TValue
) As TValue

Parameters

dictionary  IDictionaryTKey, TValue

The dictionary.

key  TKey

The key.

defaultValue  TValue

The value that will be added to the dictionary if the dictionary does not contain a value associated with the key.

Type Parameters

TKey

The type of the key.

TValue

The type of the value.

Return Value

Usage Note

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