[RESOLVED] Store Objects with Key in some sort of Collection/Dictionary

[jcis]

I need to Store Objects with Key like:

Key: <Fontname & FontSize> / Object: <Font Object>

Example content:

ArialRegular8         | <Corresponding Font Object>
ImpactItalic10        | <Corresponding Font Object>
TimesRomanRegular12   | <Corresponding Font Object>

These font types come from an external library, the real type is DocumentFont, I prefer not to store just values and recreate the font object later, so I need to store the object, and i want to be able to call Contains() later without looping.
I see some possible solutions in the help, like for example Dictionary (of T Key, T Value), is this the best option? Also, to be able to call Contains(), i will have to overload function Contains() using an Interface or this is already built-in in some Collections / Dictionaries when using a String as Key?

Thanks!

[.paul.]

this is how a dictionary works:

Dim d As New Dictionary(Of String, Integer)
d.Add("one", 1)
d.Add("two", 2)
d.Add("three", 3)
 
MsgBox(d("one").ToString) 'returns "1"

[.paul.]

using the dictionary from my previous post, here's how to find if a key exists:

MsgBox(d.Keys.Contains("two"))

[jcis]

Yes, the Dictionary should work. I didn't understand why it needed a KeyValuePair as parameter when calling Contains, but now i see should use:

If Not d.Keys.Contains("one") Then
  '...
End If

I will try this, thanks!

EDIT: Exacly what you said in your last post. And as an alternative: d.ContainsKey("one")

Thanks.