Hashtable.Remove(Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Collections

Assemblies:: mscorlib.dll, System.Collections.NonGeneric.dll

Assemblies:: netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: System.Collections.NonGeneric.dll

Assembly:: System.Runtime.Extensions.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: Hashtable.cs

Source:: Hashtable.cs

Source:: Hashtable.cs

Source:: Hashtable.cs

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Removes the element with the specified key from the Hashtable.

public:
 virtual void Remove(System::Object ^ key);

public virtual void Remove(object key);

abstract member Remove : obj -> unit
override this.Remove : obj -> unit

Public Overridable Sub Remove (key As Object)

Parameters

key: Object

The key of the element to remove.

Implements

Remove(Object)

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

key is null.

NotSupportedException

The Hashtable is read-only.

-or-

The Hashtable has a fixed size.

Examples

The following example shows how to remove elements from the Hashtable.

using System;
using System.Collections;
public class SamplesHashtable
{

   public static void Main()
   {
      // Creates and initializes a new Hashtable.
      var myHT = new Hashtable();
      myHT.Add("1a", "The");
      myHT.Add("1b", "quick");
      myHT.Add("1c", "brown");
      myHT.Add("2a", "fox");
      myHT.Add("2b", "jumps");
      myHT.Add("2c", "over");
      myHT.Add("3a", "the");
      myHT.Add("3b", "lazy");
      myHT.Add("3c", "dog");

      // Displays the Hashtable.
      Console.WriteLine("The Hashtable initially contains the following:");
      PrintKeysAndValues(myHT);

      // Removes the element with the key "3b".
      myHT.Remove("3b");

      // Displays the current state of the Hashtable.
      Console.WriteLine("After removing \"lazy\":");
      PrintKeysAndValues(myHT);
   }

   public static void PrintKeysAndValues(Hashtable myHT)
   {
      foreach (DictionaryEntry de in myHT)
         Console.WriteLine($"    {de.Key}:    {de.Value}");
      Console.WriteLine();
   }
}


/*
This code produces the following output.

The Hashtable initially contains the following:
    2c:    over
    3a:    the
    2b:    jumps
    3b:    lazy
    1b:    quick
    3c:    dog
    2a:    fox
    1c:    brown
    1a:    The

After removing "lazy":
    2c:    over
    3a:    the
    2b:    jumps
    1b:    quick
    3c:    dog
    2a:    fox
    1c:    brown
    1a:    The

*/

Imports System.Collections

Public Class SamplesHashtable    
    
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        
        ' Creates and initializes a new Hashtable.
        Dim myHT As New Hashtable()
        myHT.Add("1a", "The")
        myHT.Add("1b", "quick")
        myHT.Add("1c", "brown")
        myHT.Add("2a", "fox")
        myHT.Add("2b", "jumps")
        myHT.Add("2c", "over")
        myHT.Add("3a", "the")
        myHT.Add("3b", "lazy")
        myHT.Add("3c", "dog")
        
        ' Displays the Hashtable.
        Console.WriteLine("The Hashtable initially contains the following:")
        PrintKeysAndValues(myHT)
        
        ' Removes the element with the key "3b".
        myHT.Remove("3b")
        
        ' Displays the current state of the Hashtable.
        Console.WriteLine("After removing ""lazy"":")
        PrintKeysAndValues(myHT)
    End Sub    
    
    
    Public Shared Sub PrintKeysAndValues(myHT As Hashtable)
        For Each de As DictionaryEntry In myHT
            Console.WriteLine($"    {de.Key}:    {de.Value}")
        Next
        Console.WriteLine()
    End Sub
End Class


' This code produces the following output.
' 
'The Hashtable initially contains the following:
'    1a:    The
'    2c:    over
'    3c:    dog
'    1c:    brown
'    2b:    jumps
'    3b:    lazy
'    1b:    quick
'    2a:    fox
'    3a:    the

'After removing "lazy":
'    1a:    The
'    2c:    over
'    3c:    dog
'    1c:    brown
'    2b:    jumps
'    1b:    quick
'    2a:    fox
'    3a:    the

Remarks

If the Hashtable does not contain an element with the specified key, the Hashtable remains unchanged. No exception is thrown.

This method is an O(1) operation.

Applies to

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