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    1. Import the System.Collections.Generic namespace in your C# file.

    2. Use the Dictionary<TKey, TValue> class to create a dictionary instance.

    3. Choose one of the following methods to initialize the dictionary:

    Using the Add Method

    1. Create an empty dictionary using new Dictionary<TKey, TValue>().

    2. Use the .Add(key, value) method to insert key-value pairs into the dictionary.

    Using a Collection Initializer

    1. Create a dictionary and initialize it directly using curly braces {}.

    2. Inside the braces, add key-value pairs in the format {key, value}.

    Using Index Initializers (C# 6.0 and later)

    1. Create a dictionary and initialize it using square brackets [] for keys.

    2. Assign values to keys using the format [key] = value.

    Example Scenarios

    • For a dictionary of integers and strings: { 1, "One" }, { 2, "Two" } (Collection Initializer). [1] = "One", [2] = "Two" (Index Initializer).

  1. How to initialize a dictionary with a collection initializer - C#

    • A Dictionary<TKey,TValue> contains a collection of key/value pairs. Its Add method takes two parameters, one for the key and one for the value. One way to initialize a Dictionary<TKey,TValue>, or any collection whose Add method takes multiple parameters, is to enclose each set of parameters in braces as shown in the following example. Another optio...
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