C# PHP style array keys

Question

I have a string array:

String[] array1 = new String[10];

Is there anyway I can use keys which are nto numbers?

array["keyhere"] instead of array1[1]

anyone know how?

Donut · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-21 22:00:47Z

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For example:

Dictionary<string, string> myDictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>();

myDictionary.Add("key", "value");

string foo = myDictionary["key"];

Dictionary<TKey, TValue> has some methods that you might find useful, such as ContainsKey().

answered Dec 21, 2010 at 22:00

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Brad Christie · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-21 22:01:51Z

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Use a dictionary

Dictionary<String,Object> phpArray = new Dictionary<String,Object>();
phpArray.Add("keyhere",1);
MessageBox.Show(phpArray["keyhere"]);

answered Dec 21, 2010 at 22:01

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Malfist · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-21 22:02:38Z

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PHP arrays are called associative arrays. You can use either a Dictionary or HashMap to implement the same thing in C#.

answered Dec 21, 2010 at 22:02

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