Question

I am currently initializing a Hashtable in the following way:

Hashtable filter = new Hashtable(); filter.Add('building', 'A-51'); filter.Add('apartment', '210'); 

I am looking for a nicer way to do this.

I tried something like

Hashtable filter2 = new Hashtable() {     {'building', 'A-51'},     {'apartment', '210'} }; 

However the above code does not compile.

Answer 1

The exact code you posted:

        Hashtable filter2 = new Hashtable()         {             {'building', 'A-51'},             {'apartment', '210'}         }; 

Compiles perfectly in C# 3. Given you reported compilation problems, I’m guessing you are using C# 2? In this case you can at least do this:

        Hashtable filter2 = new Hashtable();         filter2['building'] = 'A-51';         filter2['apartment'] = '210';