C# 6.0 New Features - Index Initializers
In current C# a collection initialization can be done like this:
var result = new Dictionary<string, string>();
result.Add("index1", "value1");
result.Add("index2", "value2");
or key - value pairs can be added during initialization
var result = new Dictionary<string, string>()
{
{"index1", "value1"},
{"index2", "value2"}
};
With C# 6.0 values at specific indices can be initialized like this:
var result = new Dictionary<string, string>()
{
["index1"] = "value1",
["index2"] = "value2"
};
It’s a shorthand but not so much! I don’t see much value in this notation but I’m sure in time it will prove itself. I don’t think the guys in the language team are just adding random features!