Oppiskele Advanced Dictionary Techniques | Dictionaries and Key-Value Collections

When working with dictionaries in C#, you often need to update values, merge contents from multiple dictionaries, or handle situations where a key might not exist. Updating values in a dictionary is straightforward if you know the key exists: you can simply assign a new value to the desired key. However, if you are not sure whether a key is present, using methods like TryGetValue can help you avoid exceptions caused by missing keys.

Merging dictionaries is another common operation. When you want to combine two dictionaries, you must decide how to handle duplicate keys. You can choose to overwrite the existing value, skip the new value, or apply a custom rule for combining values. Handling missing keys gracefully and resolving conflicts during merging are essential for robust applications.

Program.cs


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace ConsoleApp
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var capitals = new Dictionary<string, string>
            {
                { "USA", "Washington, D.C." },
                { "France", "Paris" },
                { "Japan", "Tokyo" }
            };

            string searchCountry = "Germany";
            if (capitals.TryGetValue(searchCountry, out string capital))
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"The capital of {searchCountry} is {capital}.");
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"No capital found for {searchCountry}.");
            }
        }
    }
}

When you need to merge two dictionaries, you can use a loop to add entries from one dictionary into another. If a key already exists, you must decide whether to overwrite the value or keep the original. One common approach is to overwrite the existing value with the new one, ensuring that the merged dictionary has the latest data for each key.

Program.cs


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace ConsoleApp
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var scores = new Dictionary<string, int>
            {
                { "Alice", 80 },
                { "Bob", 90 },
                { "Charlie", 85 }
            };

            var keys = new List<string>(scores.Keys);
            foreach (var name in keys)
            {
                scores[name] = scores[name] + 10;
            }

            foreach (var kvp in scores)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"{kvp.Key}: {kvp.Value}");
            }
        }
    }
}

1. What does TryGetValue return if the key is not found?

2. How can you merge two dictionaries in C#?

3. Fill in the blanks to update all values in a `Dictionary<string, int>` by adding 10.

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Suggested prompts:

Can you show me an example of how to use TryGetValue in C#?

What happens if I use TryGetValue with a key that doesn't exist?

How does TryGetValue compare to using try-catch for missing keys?

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Program.cs


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace ConsoleApp
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var capitals = new Dictionary<string, string>
            {
                { "USA", "Washington, D.C." },
                { "France", "Paris" },
                { "Japan", "Tokyo" }
            };

            string searchCountry = "Germany";
            if (capitals.TryGetValue(searchCountry, out string capital))
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"The capital of {searchCountry} is {capital}.");
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"No capital found for {searchCountry}.");
            }
        }
    }
}

Program.cs


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace ConsoleApp
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var scores = new Dictionary<string, int>
            {
                { "Alice", 80 },
                { "Bob", 90 },
                { "Charlie", 85 }
            };

            var keys = new List<string>(scores.Keys);
            foreach (var name in keys)
            {
                scores[name] = scores[name] + 10;
            }

            foreach (var kvp in scores)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"{kvp.Key}: {kvp.Value}");
            }
        }
    }
}

1. What does TryGetValue return if the key is not found?

2. How can you merge two dictionaries in C#?

3. Fill in the blanks to update all values in a `Dictionary<string, int>` by adding 10.

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Kiitos palautteestasi!

Osio 2. Luku 4

Advanced Dictionary Techniques

1. What does TryGetValue return if the key is not found?

2. How can you merge two dictionaries in C#?

3. Fill in the blanks to update all values in a Dictionary<string, int> by adding 10.

Advanced Dictionary Techniques

1. What does TryGetValue return if the key is not found?

2. How can you merge two dictionaries in C#?

3. Fill in the blanks to update all values in a Dictionary<string, int> by adding 10.

3. Fill in the blanks to update all values in a `Dictionary<string, int>` by adding 10.

3. Fill in the blanks to update all values in a `Dictionary<string, int>` by adding 10.