Dictionary.ContainsKey return False, but a want True

Question

namespace Dic
{
public class Key
{
    string name;
    public Key(string n) { name = n; }
}

class Program
{
    static string Test()
    {
        Key a = new Key(         


        

Answer 1

In order to use your own classes as dictionary keys, you should override GetHashCode and Equals. Otherwise it will use the memory address to check for equality.

    public class Key
    {
        string name;
        public Key(string n) { name = n; }

        public override int GetHashCode()
        {
            return name.GetHashCode();
        }

        public override bool Equals(object obj)
        {
            var other = obj as Key;
            if( other == null )
                return false;

            return name == other.name;
        }
    }