how looping over a dictionary by loop for

[skneife]

I need to access to a dictionary by its index like a string array.
Dictionary<string, string> tdmDx1 = new Dictionary<string, string>();
for (int item = 0; item < tdmDx1.Count; item++) {

.... how access item by its index ???

}

Sam

 

[Brian Gideon]

I need to access to a dictionary by its index like a string array.
Dictionary<string, string> tdmDx1 = new Dictionary<string, string>();
for (int item = 0; item < tdmDx1.Count; item++) {

   .... how access item by its index ???

}

Sam

You can't because the Dictionary class is implemented with a hashtable
so the index doesn't make much sense. Let me ask you this...what
would you want the index value of 0 to mean? That might help us
determine what kind of collection best fits your needs.

 

[Tantr Mantr]

Sam, Not sure why you need to loop thru a dictionary using index, but have
you had a look at wintellect's power collections
(http://www.wintellect.com/PowerCollections.aspx). The OrderedDictionary
might be what you are looking for.

Cheers!