get dictionary value by key code example

Example 1: access dic by key c#

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Dictionary<string, int> dictionary = new Dictionary<string, int>();

        dictionary.Add("apple", 1);
        dictionary.Add("windows", 5);

        // See whether Dictionary contains this string.
        if (dictionary.ContainsKey("apple"))
        {
            int value = dictionary["apple"];
            Console.WriteLine(value);
        }

        // See whether it contains this string.
        if (!dictionary.ContainsKey("acorn"))
        {
            Console.WriteLine(false);
        }
    }
}

Example 2: python get value from dictionary

dict = {'color': 'blue', 'shape': 'square', 'perimeter':20}
dict.get('shape') #returns square

#You can also set a return value in case key doesn't exist (default is None)
dict.get('volume', 'The key was not found') #returns 'The key was not found'

Example 3: how to get value from key dict in python

# Get a value from a dictionary in python from a key

# Create dictionary
dictionary = {1:"Bob", 2:"Alice", 3:"Jack"}

# Retrieve value from key 2
entry = dictionary[2]

# >>> entry
# Alice