Best way to handle a KeyNotFoundException

Question

I am using a dictionary to perform lookups for a program I am working on. I run a bunch of keys through the dictionary, and I expect some keys to not have a value. I catch the

Answer 1

Try using: Dict.ContainsKey

Edit:
Performance wise i think Dictionary.TryGetValue is better as some other suggested but i don't like to use Out when i don't have to so in my opinion ContainsKey is more readable but requires more lines of code if you need the value also.