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

HashSet has a Contains(T) method.

You can specify an IEqualityComparer if you need a custom comparison method (e.g., store a person object, but use the SSN for equality comparison).