StringDictionar y Item Property for C#

[Wamiq Ansari]

Hi!,
I am trying to add a value to a StringDictionar y using its Item Property in
C#. However this throws an expection as follows:
Cannot implicitly convert type 'Component.Temp lateComponent' to 'string'.

The method I am using is as follows:

private StringDictionar y componentList = new StringDictionar y();

public void addComponent(Te mplateComponent docComponent)

{

componentList["AAA"] = docComponent;

}

Remember the main idea is to avoid using StringDictionar y.Add() method and
use C# indexer property. The above example works if I use a Hashtable
instead of StringDictionar y. Is there anything special about
StringDictionar y that i'm missing.

Help!!!!

Wamiq

[100]

Hi Wamiq,
StringDictionar y class maps string keys to string values.
In other words that dictionary is strongly typed for string objects
You can't just add 'Component.Temp lateComponent object because it is not a
string.

HTH
B\rgds
100

"Wamiq Ansari" <wa***@msn.co m> wrote in message
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Hi!,
I am trying to add a value to a StringDictionar y using its Item Property in C#. However this throws an expection as follows:
Cannot implicitly convert type 'Component.Temp lateComponent' to 'string'.

The method I am using is as follows:

private StringDictionar y componentList = new StringDictionar y();

public void addComponent(Te mplateComponent docComponent)

{

componentList["AAA"] = docComponent;

}

Remember the main idea is to avoid using StringDictionar y.Add() method and
use C# indexer property. The above example works if I use a Hashtable
instead of StringDictionar y. Is there anything special about
StringDictionar y that i'm missing.

Help!!!!

Wamiq

[Wamiq Ansari]

Oh, I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for clearing that point

regards,

wamiq

"100" <10*@100.com> wrote in message
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Hi Wamiq,
StringDictionar y class maps string keys to string values.
In other words that dictionary is strongly typed for string objects
You can't just add 'Component.Temp lateComponent object because it is not a
string.

HTH
B\rgds
100

"Wamiq Ansari" <wa***@msn.co m> wrote in message
news:uV******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP09.phx.gbl...

Hi!,
I am trying to add a value to a StringDictionar y using its Item Property

in

C#. However this throws an expection as follows:
Cannot implicitly convert type 'Component.Temp lateComponent' to 'string'.
The method I am using is as follows:

private StringDictionar y componentList = new StringDictionar y();

public void addComponent(Te mplateComponent docComponent)

{

componentList["AAA"] = docComponent;

}

Remember the main idea is to avoid using StringDictionar y.Add() method and use C# indexer property. The above example works if I use a Hashtable
instead of StringDictionar y. Is there anything special about
StringDictionar y that i'm missing.

Help!!!!

Wamiq