Past question thread and link to fullpast code HERE
I create my dictionary with a class for a parameter so it can hold two string
values. Now I'm trying to write a TryGetValue
to out
both of the strings in this class:
public class DictionaryInitializer
{
public class DictionarySetup
{
public string theDescription { get; set; }
public string theClass { get; set; }
}
As you can see, there's theDescription
and theClass
nested in the DictionarySetup
. Then I would create the dictionaries using that class here:
public class DictionaryInit
{
//IS_Revenues data
public Dictionary<int, DictionarySetup> accountRevenue = new Dictionary<int, DictionarySetup>()
{
{ 400000, new DictionarySetup {theDescription="Call", theClass="Revenues"}}
};
public Dictionary<int, DictionarySetup> accountExpenses = new Dictionary<int, DictionarySetup>()
{
{790100, new DictionarySetup { theDescription="Currency Hedge", theClass="Other income/expense"}}
};
}
Then, my extension method where I plan to use my TryGetValue
on the dictionary:
public void DictionaryUseKey(int MapCode, int MapKey, int rowindex, Dictionary<int, DictionarySetup> AccountLexicon)
{
AccountLexicon[1] = new DictionarySetup();
DictionarySetup Classes;
DictionarySetup Descriptions;
//Saw the above code in another thread, not sure if it's what I should be doing but it seems pretty close to what I want, however, I don't know how to specify the DictionarySetup.theDescription for example;
AccountLexicon.TryGetValue(MapKey, out Classes);
{
//I want to be able to write theDescription and theClass into string variables for use below if the `TryGetValue` returns true, but it seems to me that it can only out one value? How does this work?
DGVMain.Rows[rowindex].Cells[3].Value = ?? how do I write something like... theValues.theDescription;
DGVMain.Rows[rowindex].Cells[11].Value = ?? how do I write something like... theValues.theClass;
}
}
Lastly, I call the extension method in my event like so:
private void btnMapper_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
for (int rowindex = 0; rowindex < DGVMain.RowCount; rowindex++)
{
int accountKey = Convert.ToInt32(DGVMain.Rows[rowindex].Cells[2].Value);
int projCode = Math.Abs(Convert.ToInt32(DGVMain.Rows[rowindex].Cells[7].Value));
int deptCode = Math.Abs(Convert.ToInt32(DGVMain.Rows[rowindex].Cells[9].Value));
int AbsoluteKey = Math.Abs(accountKey);
while (AbsoluteKey >= 10) { AbsoluteKey /= 10; }
while (deptCode >= 10) { deptCode /= 10; }
theDictionary = new DictionaryInit();
DictionaryUseKey(deptCode, accountKey, theDictionary.accountRevenue);
}
}
Actually the TryGetValue
method will returns a boolean value represents the presence of the specified key, if the key is found, the corresponding value will be stored in the out parameter. Here in your case the out parameter is Classes
and are defined in your code like this: DictionarySetup Classes
. which means in case the key is present in the Dictionary means corresponding DictionarySetup
object will be stored in the Classes
so you can access the theDescription
and theClass
from Classes
; Consider the code below:
if(AccountLexicon.TryGetValue(MapKey, out Classes))
{
DGVMain.Rows[rowindex].Cells[3].Value = Classes.theDescription;
DGVMain.Rows[rowindex].Cells[11].Value = Classes.theClass;
}