[SOLVED] Dictionary<,> == HashTable?

Question

or its different but similar?

Answer 1

I didn't even realize HashTable was still being included after all these years since generics were supported in .NET 2, back in 2006. I just now saw that it's carried forward into .NET 5 and 6-Preview as well.

HashTable was pretty much replaced by Dictionary<TKey, TValue> once generics were released. At the very least, it's not recommended for new development. I assume it's still around only for really old legacy code.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.collections.hashtable?view=net-5.0#remarks

https://github.com/dotnet/platform-compat/blob/master/docs/DE0006.md

That said, if you still want a list of differences, this link might help:

https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/blogs/difference-between-dictionary-and-hashtable-in-c-sharp

Answer 2

It is not implemented as a hash table but uses the same concept.