DynaDictionary Methods

The methods defined in the DynaDictionary class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
addExternalKey	Adds an external key definition
addExternalKeyWithSortOrder	Adds an external key definition including the sort order
addMemberKey	Adds a member key definition
addMemberKeyWithSortOrder	Adds a member key definition including the sort order
clearKeys	Clears existing key definitions
endKeys	Indicates the end of a single or multiple key definition
isValid	Returns true when the dynamic dictionary is fully defined
putAtKey	Adds a specified key to a dynamic dictionary
setMembership	Sets or changes the membership of a dynamic dictionary
tryAdd	Attempts to add the specified value to the dynamic dictionary
tryAddDeferred	Executes a deferred attempt to add a value to the dynamic dictionary
tryCopy	Copies the values from the receiver dynamic dictionary to the specified target collection that are not present in the target collection, and returns a reference to the target collection
tryCopyFrom	Copies the values that are not present in the receiver from the collection specified in the sourceCollection parameter to the receiver
tryPutAtKey	Specifies whether the specified (key, value) pair is added to the dynamic dictionary
tryPutAtKeyDeferred	Executes a deferred attempt to add a specified key and value pair to the dynamic dictionary
tryRemove	Attempts to remove the specified value from the dynamic dictionary
tryRemoveDeferred	Executes a deferred attempt to remove the specified value from the dynamic dictionary
tryRemoveKey	Attempts to remove an item with a specified key from a dictionary if it is present
tryRemoveKeyDeferred	Executes a deferred attempt to remove an item with a specified key from a dictionary if it is present
tryRemoveKeyEntry	Specifies whether the specified (key, value) pair is removed from the dynamic dictionary
tryRemoveKeyEntryDeferred	Executes a deferred attempt to remove a specified key and value pair from the dynamic dictionary

For examples of the use of DynaDictionary class methods, see "Using Dynamic Dictionaries", later in this chapter.