Question

Why is this not returning the proper string even though the dictionary is showing the correct key/value pairs while debugging?

IDictionary<string, string> states = 
                   AFS.MvcApplication.UnitedStates.StateDictionary;

string stateAbbrev = 
               states.Where(x => x.Key == State).Select(x => x.Value).ToString();

Answer 1

You want to use FirstOrDefault instead of ToString, since the result of Select is an IEnumerable<string>. This should work:

string stateAbbrev = states.Where(x => x.Key == State).Select(x => x.Value).FirstOrDefault();