How to initialize this dictionary

Question

I want to initialize a string,datetime dictionary, I want a \"real\" time value for each string. Later I want to insert the strings into drop down list as keys and

Answer 1

Try this:

Dictionary<string, TimeSpan> testDictionary = new Dictionary<string, TimeSpan>() 
{ 
    {"1 hour", TimeSpan.FromHours(1) },
    {"2 hour", TimeSpan.FromHours(2) },
    {"3 hour", TimeSpan.FromHours(3) }
};

or use Add method of Dictionary as below:

Dictionary<string, TimeSpan> testDictionary = new Dictionary<string, TimeSpan>();
testDictionary.Add("1 Hour", TimeSpan.FromHours(1));

Answer 2

var dic = new Dictionary<string, TimeSpan>()
          {
                {"1  Hour", TimeSpan.FromHours(1)},
                {"Two days", TimeSpan.FromDays(2)}
          };

Answer 3

Instead of DateTime you should use TimeSpan

Dictionary<string, TimeSpan> dictionary = new Dictionary<string, TimeSpan>();
dictionary.Add("1 hour", new TimeSpan(1, 0, 0)); //1 hour
dictionary.Add("2 days", new TimeSpan(2, 0, 0, 0));//2 days