How to retrieve actual item from HashSet?

Question

I\'ve read this question about why it is not possible, but haven\'t found a solution to the problem.

I would like to retrieve an item from a .NET HashSet. I

Answer 1

What you're asking for was added to .NET Core a year ago, and was recently added to .NET 4.7.2:

In .NET Framework 4.7.2 we have added a few APIs to the standard Collection types that will enable new functionality as follows.
- ‘TryGetValue‘ is added to SortedSet and HashSet to match the Try pattern used in other collection types.

The signature is as follows (found in .NET 4.7.2 and above):

    //
    // Summary:
    //     Searches the set for a given value and returns the equal value it finds, if any.
    //
    // Parameters:
    //   equalValue:
    //     The value to search for.
    //
    //   actualValue:
    //     The value from the set that the search found, or the default value of T when
    //     the search yielded no match.
    //
    // Returns:
    //     A value indicating whether the search was successful.
    public bool TryGetValue(T equalValue, out T actualValue);

P.S.: In case you're interested, there is related function they're adding in the future - HashSet.GetOrAdd(T).