How to create a shallow copy of Hashtable in C#?


To create a shallow copy of Hashtable, the code is as follows −

Example

 Live Demo

using System;
using System.Collections;
public class Demo {
   public static void Main() {
      Hashtable hash = new Hashtable();
      hash.Add("1", "AB");
      hash.Add("2", "BC");
      hash.Add("3", "DE");
      hash.Add("4", "EF");
      hash.Add("5", "GH");
      hash.Add("6", "IJ");
      hash.Add("7", "KL");
      hash.Add("8", "MN");
      hash.Add("9", "OP");
      hash.Add("10", "QR");
      Console.WriteLine("Hashtable elements...");
      foreach(DictionaryEntry d in hash) {
         Console.WriteLine("Key = "+d.Key + ", Value = " + d.Value);
      }
      Hashtable hash2 = (Hashtable)hash.Clone();
      Console.WriteLine("
Hashtable elements...cloned");       foreach(DictionaryEntry d in hash2) {          Console.WriteLine("Key = "+d.Key + ", Value = " + d.Value);       }    } }

Output

This will produce the following output −

Hashtable elements...
Key = 10, Value = QR
Key = 1, Value = AB
Key = 2, Value = BC
Key = 3, Value = DE
Key = 4, Value = EF
Key = 5, Value = GH
Key = 6, Value = IJ
Key = 7, Value = KL
Key = 8, Value = MN
Key = 9, Value = OP

Hashtable elements...cloned
Key = 10, Value = QR
Key = 1, Value = AB
Key = 2, Value = BC
Key = 3, Value = DE
Key = 4, Value = EF
Key = 5, Value = GH
Key = 6, Value = IJ
Key = 7, Value = KL
Key = 8, Value = MN
Key = 9, Value = OP

Example

Let us see another example −

 Live Demo

using System;
using System.Collections;
public class Demo {
   public static void Main() {
      Hashtable hash = new Hashtable();
      hash.Add("A", "Electronics");
      hash.Add("B", "Appliances");
      hash.Add("C", "Pet Supplies");
      hash.Add("D", "Books");
      hash.Add("E", "Toys");
      hash.Add("F", "Footwear");
      hash.Add("G", "Clothing");
      Console.WriteLine("Hashtable elements...");
      foreach(DictionaryEntry d in hash) {
         Console.WriteLine("Key = "+d.Key + ", Value = " + d.Value);
      }
      ICollection col = hash.Keys;
      Console.WriteLine("
Displaying only the keys...");       foreach(string str in col)       Console.WriteLine(str + ": " + hash[str]);       Hashtable hash2 = (Hashtable)hash.Clone();       Console.WriteLine("
Hashtable elements...cloned");       foreach(DictionaryEntry d in hash2) {          Console.WriteLine("Key = "+d.Key + ", Value = " + d.Value);       }    } }

Output

This will produce the following output −

Hashtable elements...
Key = G, Value = Clothing
Key = A, Value = Electronics
Key = B, Value = Appliances
Key = C, Value = Pet Supplies
Key = D, Value = Books
Key = E, Value = Toys
Key = F, Value = Footwear

Displaying only the keys...
G: Clothing
A: Electronics
B: Appliances
C: Pet Supplies
D: Books
E: Toys
F: Footwear

Hashtable elements...cloned
Key = G, Value = Clothing
Key = A, Value = Electronics
Key = B, Value = Appliances
Key = C, Value = Pet Supplies
Key = D, Value = Books
Key = E, Value = Toys
Key = F, Value = Footwear

Updated on: 10-Dec-2019

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