CollectionExtensionsMergeT, TKey, TValue(T, Boolean, IDictionaryTKey, TValue) Method

Merges elements of multiple dictionaries into a single dictionary.

Definition

Namespace: Gemstone.Collections.CollectionExtensions
Assembly: Gemstone.Common (in Gemstone.Common.dll) Version: 1.0.128 -- Release Build+d050cfc5563c89a1188cc3c6b2d417530856f490
public static T Merge<T, TKey, TValue>(
	this T source,
	bool overwriteExisting,
	params IDictionary<TKey, TValue>[] others
)
where T : new(), Object, IDictionary<TKey, TValue>

Parameters

source  T
Source dictionary to merge with another dictionary.
overwriteExisting  Boolean
Set to true to overwrite duplicate key values as they are encountered.
others  IDictionaryTKey, TValue
Other dictionaries to merge with source dictionary.

Type Parameters

T
Type of IDictionaryTKey, TValue to merge.
TKey
Type of IDictionaryTKey, TValue keys.
TValue
Type of IDictionaryTKey, TValue values.

Return Value

T
A merged collection of all unique dictionary elements, all others merged left to the source.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type T. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

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