C# Sortedlist Example

The SortedList is related to System.Collections namespace. SortedList contains on key-value pairs. Where the keys are automatically sorted in ascending order. It is similar to a SortedList and is used when you need to maintain a collection of key-value pairs sorted by the keys.

Features with sortedlist in C#:

• Creating a SortedList:

  To work with a SortedList, you can create one like this:

  Example

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  using System;

  using System.Collections;

  SortedList dictfruitprices = new SortedList();

  SortedList dictfruitnames = new SortedList();

  using System;

  using System.Collections;

  SortedList dictfruitprices = new SortedList();

  SortedList dictfruitnames = new SortedList();

• Adding Key-Value Pairs:

  You can add key-value pairs to a SortedList using the Add method:

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  // inserting fruit items in key-value pair

  dictfruitprices.Add("Apple",16);

  dictfruitprices.Add("Orange",12);

  dictfruitprices.Add("Cherry",18);

  dictfruitprices["Papaya"] = 20;

  dictfruitprices["Grape"] = 6;

  // inserting fruit items in key-value pair

  dictfruitnames.Add("Apple","Red");

  dictfruitnames.Add("Mango","Yellow");

  dictfruitnames.Add("Cherry","Red");

  dictfruitnames.Add("Orange","Dark Orange");

  dictfruitnames["Grape"] = "Violet";

  dictfruitnames.["Kiwi"] = "Spring Green";

  // inserting fruit items in key-value pair

  dictfruitprices.Add("Apple",16);

  dictfruitprices.Add("Orange",12);

  dictfruitprices.Add("Cherry",18);

  dictfruitprices["Papaya"] = 20;

  dictfruitprices["Grape"] = 6;

  // inserting fruit items in key-value pair

  dictfruitnames.Add("Apple","Red");

  dictfruitnames.Add("Mango","Yellow");

  dictfruitnames.Add("Cherry","Red");

  dictfruitnames.Add("Orange","Dark Orange");

  dictfruitnames["Grape"] = "Violet";

  dictfruitnames.["Kiwi"] = "Spring Green";

• Accessing Values:

  You can retrieve values from the SortedList using their associated keys:

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  // Returns 20

  int fruitprice = (int)dictfruitprices["Papaya"];

  // Returns Violet

  int fruitcolor = (string)dictfruitnames["Grape"];

  // Returns 20

  int fruitprice = (int)dictfruitprices["Papaya"];

  // Returns Violet

  int fruitcolor = (string)dictfruitnames["Grape"];

• Checking for Key Existence:

  You can check if a key exists in the SortedList using the Contains method:

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  // Returns true

  bool containsAlice1 = dictfruitprices.Contains("Papaya");

  // Returns true

  bool containsAlice2 = dictfruitnames.Contains("Grape");

  // Returns true

  bool containsAlice1 = dictfruitprices.Contains("Papaya");

  // Returns true

  bool containsAlice2 = dictfruitnames.Contains("Grape");

• Iterating through a SortedList:

  You can use a foreach loop to iterate through the key-value pairs in a SortedList. The items are automatically sorted by the keys:

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  foreach (DictionaryEntry item1 in dictfruitprices)

  {

  Console.WriteLine($"{item1.Key}: {item1.Value}");

  }

  foreach (DictionaryEntry item2 in dictfruitnames)

  {

  Console.WriteLine($"{item2.Key}: {item2.Value}");

  }

  foreach (DictionaryEntry item1 in dictfruitprices)

  {

  Console.WriteLine($"{item1.Key}: {item1.Value}");

  }

  foreach (DictionaryEntry item2 in dictfruitnames)

  {

  Console.WriteLine($"{item2.Key}: {item2.Value}");

  }

• Removing Key-Value Pairs:

  You can remove key-value pairs from the SortedList using the Remove method:

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  dictfruitprices.Remove("Orange");

  dictfruitnames.Remove("Orange");

  dictfruitprices.Remove("Orange");

  dictfruitnames.Remove("Orange");

• Count of Key-Value Pairs:

  You can find the number of key-value pairs in the SortedList using the Count property:

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  int count1 = dictfruitprices.Count;

  int count2 = dictfruitnames.Count;

  int count1 = dictfruitprices.Count;

  int count2 = dictfruitnames.Count;

• SortedList in C# with Example

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  using System;

  using System.Collections.Generic;

  public class CSharpProgram

  {

  public static void Main(string[] arge)

  {

  SortedList dictfruitprices = new SortedList();

  SortedList dictfruitnames = new SortedList();

  // inserting fruit items in key-value pair

  dictfruitprices.Add("Apple",16);

  dictfruitprices.Add("Orange",12);

  dictfruitprices.Add("Cherry",18);

  dictfruitprices["Papaya"] = 20;

  dictfruitprices["Grape"] = 6;

  // inserting fruit items in key-value pair

  dictfruitnames.Add("Apple","Red");

  dictfruitnames.Add("Mango","Yellow");

  dictfruitnames.Add("Cherry","Red");

  dictfruitnames.Add("Orange","Dark Orange");

  dictfruitnames["Grape"] = "Violet";

  dictfruitnames["Kiwi"] = "Apple";

  foreach (DictionaryEntry fruitprice1 in dictfruitprices)

  {

  Console.WriteLine($"{fruitprice1.Key}: {fruitprice1.Value}");

  }

  foreach (DictionaryEntry fruitcolor1 in dictfruitnames)

  {

  Console.WriteLine($"{fruitcolor1.Key}: {fruitcolor1.Value}");

  }

  dictfruitprices.Remove("Orange");

  dictfruitnames.Remove("Orange");

  foreach (DictionaryEntry fruitprice2 in dictfruitprices)

  {

  Console.WriteLine($"{fruitprice2.Key}: {fruitprice2.Value}");

  }

  foreach (DictionaryEntry fruitcolor2 in dictfruitnames)

  {

  Console.WriteLine($"{fruitcolor2.Key}: {fruitcolor2.Value}");

  }

  }

  }

  using System;

  using System.Collections.Generic;

  public class CSharpProgram

  {

  public static void Main(string[] arge)

  {

  SortedList dictfruitprices = new SortedList();

  SortedList dictfruitnames = new SortedList();

  // inserting fruit items in key-value pair

  dictfruitprices.Add("Apple",16);

  dictfruitprices.Add("Orange",12);

  dictfruitprices.Add("Cherry",18);

  dictfruitprices["Papaya"] = 20;

  dictfruitprices["Grape"] = 6;

  // inserting fruit items in key-value pair

  dictfruitnames.Add("Apple","Red");

  dictfruitnames.Add("Mango","Yellow");

  dictfruitnames.Add("Cherry","Red");

  dictfruitnames.Add("Orange","Dark Orange");

  dictfruitnames["Grape"] = "Violet";

  dictfruitnames["Kiwi"] = "Apple";

  foreach (DictionaryEntry fruitprice1 in dictfruitprices)

  {

  Console.WriteLine($"{fruitprice1.Key}: {fruitprice1.Value}");

  }

  foreach (DictionaryEntry fruitcolor1 in dictfruitnames)

  {

  Console.WriteLine($"{fruitcolor1.Key}: {fruitcolor1.Value}");

  }

  dictfruitprices.Remove("Orange");

  dictfruitnames.Remove("Orange");

  foreach (DictionaryEntry fruitprice2 in dictfruitprices)

  {

  Console.WriteLine($"{fruitprice2.Key}: {fruitprice2.Value}");

  }

  foreach (DictionaryEntry fruitcolor2 in dictfruitnames)

  {

  Console.WriteLine($"{fruitcolor2.Key}: {fruitcolor2.Value}");

  }

  }

  }

  
  
  

  Output

  Apple: 16

  Cherry: 18

  Grape: 6

  Orange: 12

  Papaya: 20

  Apple: Red

  Cherry: Red

  Grape: Violet

  Kiwi: Spring Green

  Mango: Yellow

  Orange: Dark Orange

  Apple: 16

  Cherry: 18

  Grape: 6

  Papaya: 20

  Apple: Red

  Cherry: Red

  Grape: Violet

  Kiwi: Spring Green

  Mango: Yellow

Summary

SortedList is collection of Key-Value pairs. In Key-Value pairs, each key must be unique. SortedList can store specific type (int, float, string, bool) of data in sorted order.