>>>>>>I need to insert an item into a Dictionary at a specific position. Each item in the dictionary object has an Order value that specifies the position the item should be in in the collection.
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>>>>>>Anyone know how to do this?
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>>>>>Out of curiosity, why do you care where it is?
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>>>>You can add items to the dictionary in any order you want. When you need to process the items in a given order, use a Linq query to extract them in the order you need.
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>Why do that when you can use a SortedDictionary in the first place ?
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>>>I understand that. But aren't Dictionary items retrieved by key? It seems to me the same as caring where a row is in a database table.
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>>I was answering Kevin's question. I agree with you that it defeats the purpose of the Dictionary. A Generic List or an Array allows you to insert records at a specific location.
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>But, given Kevin's requirement, how would you determine the required index?

index of what?

You would order the linq result by his Order Value... and process them...