Comments on: Using Object Initializers on Dictionary http://www.developingfor.net/c-30/using-object-initializers-on-dictionary.html Real World .NET Methods, Tricks, and Examples Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:54:16 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Joel http://www.developingfor.net/c-30/using-object-initializers-on-dictionary.html/comment-page-1#comment-58 Joel Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:44:18 +0000 http://www.developingfor.net/c-30/using-object-initializers-on-dictionary.html#comment-58 That is very interesting. At first I wondered why this would work when the built int .Add(x,y) method wouldn't, but I figured it out. The reason is that .Add returns void, but mdonatas's Extension Method returns the Dictionary<K,V> object itself. I would be curious to see if there is a performance difference, but otherwise I think this is a good solution and shows one of the strengths of Extension Methods. Thanks mdonatas! That is very interesting. At first I wondered why this would work when the built int .Add(x,y) method wouldn’t, but I figured it out.

The reason is that .Add returns void, but mdonatas’s Extension Method returns the Dictionary object itself. I would be curious to see if there is a performance difference, but otherwise I think this is a good solution and shows one of the strengths of Extension Methods.

Thanks mdonatas!

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