[farshadak2004]

I'm building a dictionary and I have a database of words with equivelant meaning in Access file. I want to use hash table for finding the words and the meaning. My question is how to implement the hashtable which can use the file as the reference. or any other guide you might have about this case?

[lordofduct]

You want to implement a Hashtable, as in write your own? Because a Hashtable already exists...

Or do you mean you want to know how to utilize the existing Hashtable? In which case, here's the documentation for that class with some example code at the bottom:

http://msdn.microsof....hashtable.aspx

[Curtis Rutland]

Also, you don't need to use a Hashtable in C# anymore. There's a more convenient construct: Dictionary<TKey, TValue>. It is a generic hash table.

[farshadak2004]

lordofduct, on 15 November 2011 - 08:25 AM, said:

You want to implement a Hashtable, as in write your own? Because a Hashtable already exists...

Or do you mean you want to know how to utilize the existing Hashtable? In which case, here's the documentation for that class with some example code at the bottom:

http://msdn.microsof....hashtable.aspx

Yes, I mean how to utilize the existing hashtable. Sorry my question was confusing. Thank you very much. I will look at the link and reply you about how useful was it.

[lordofduct]

Curtis also points out the very useful Dictionary class as well that has type safety and the sort. Which is especially useful for those types that would otherwise be 'boxed' in Hashtable.