How to insert values into C# Dictionary on instantiation?

Question

Does anyone know if there is a way I can insert values into a C# Dictionary when I create it? I can, but don\'t want to, do dict.Add(int, \"string\") for each item

Answer 1

There's whole page about how to do that here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb531208.aspx

Example:

In the following code example, a Dictionary is initialized with instances of type StudentName:

var students = new Dictionary()
{
    { 111, new StudentName {FirstName="Sachin", LastName="Karnik", ID=211}},
    { 112, new StudentName {FirstName="Dina", LastName="Salimzianova", ID=317}},
    { 113, new StudentName {FirstName="Andy", LastName="Ruth", ID=198}}
};