convert HashTable to Dictionary in C#

Question

how to convert a HashTable to Dictionary in C#? is it possible? for example if I have collection of objects in HashTable and if I want to convert it to a dictionary of objec

Answer 1

Extension method version of agent-j's answer:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

public static class Extensions {

    public static Dictionary ToDictionary (this Hashtable table)
    {
       return table
         .Cast ()
         .ToDictionary (kvp => (K)kvp.Key, kvp => (V)kvp.Value);
    }
}