what is the fastest way to generate a unique set in .net 2

Question

I have what is essentially a jagged array of name value pairs - i need to generate a set of unique name values from this. the jagged array is approx 86,000 x 11 values. It d

Answer 1

Use KeyValuePair as a wrapper class and then create a dictionary with to create a set perhaps? Or implement your own wrapper that overrides the Equals and GetHashCode.

Dictionary mySet;

for(int i = 0; i < keys.length; ++i)
{
    KeyValuePair kvp = new KeyValuePair(keys[i], values[i]);
    mySet[kvp] = true;
}