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Get and Set Dictionary Key-Value Pairs Example (VB.NET)

This example shows how to access key-value pairs in a vault dictionary.

NOTE: If using the .NET Framework 4.0 primary interop assembly provided with SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional, see Using .NET Framework 4.0 in Stand-alone Applications.

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
'    a. Click File > New > Project > Visual Basic > Windows Forms Application.
'    b. Type TestDictionary in Name.
'    c. Click Browse and navigate to the folder where to create 
'       the project.
'    d. Click OK
'    e. Click Show All Files in the Solution Explorer toolbar and expand 
'       Form1.vb in the Solution Explorer.
'    f. Replace the code in Form1.vb with this code.
'    g. To create the form, replace the code in Form1.Designer.vb with this code.
' 2. Add EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll as a reference (right-click the project
'    name in the Solution Explorer, click Add Reference, click 
'    Assemblies > Framework in the left-side panel, browse to the top folder of 
'    your SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional installation, locate and click 
'    EPDM.Interop.epdm.dll, click Open, click Add, and click Close).
' 3. Right-click EPDM.Interop.epdm in References, click Properties, and set 
'    Embed Interop Types to False to handle methods that pass arrays of 
'    structures.
' 4. Click Debug > Start Debugging or press F5.
'
' Postconditions: 
'  1. Displays a dialog.
'  2. Select a vault view.
'  3. Click Substring in key.
'  4. Click Get key-value pairs.
'     a. Displays a message box with all key-value pairs in the dictionary where
'        string key contains "at".
'     b. Click OK.
'  5. Click Integer key range.
'  6. Click Get key-value pairs.
'     a. Displays a message box with all key-value pairs in the dictionary where
'        integer keys are in the range, 13-88.
'     b. Click OK.
'  7. Click Substring in values of all integer keys.
'  8. Click Get key-value pairs.
'     a. Displays a message box with all key-value pairs in the dictionary where
'        value contains "three".
'     b. Click OK.
'  9. Click Specific integer key.
' 10. Click Get key-value pairs.
'     a. Displays a message box with the value for key, 77.
'     b. Click OK.
' 11. Click Enumeration of all integer keys.
' 12. Click Get key-value pairs.
'     a. Displays a message box with all integer key-value pairs in the dictionary.
'     b. Click OK. 
' 13. Click Delete a key-value pair.
'     a. Displays a message box notifying that key, 2, is removed.
'     b. Click OK.
' 14. Click Create a key-value pair.
'     a. Displays a message box notifying that key, 2, is created.
'     b. Click OK.
' 15. Close the dialog.
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
'Form1.vb

Imports System.IO
Imports System.Xml.Serialization
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports EPDM.Interop.epdm
 
Public Class Form1
    Dim vault1 As IEdmVault5 = New EdmVault5()
    Dim vault As IEdmVault8 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault8)
    Dim Views As EdmViewInfo() = Nothing
    Dim dic As IEdmDictionary5
    Public Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.ObjectByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles MyBase.Load
 
        Try
            vault.GetVaultViews(Views, False)
            VaultsComboBox.Items.Clear()
            For Each View As EdmViewInfo In Views
                VaultsComboBox.Items.Add(View.mbsVaultName)
            Next
            If VaultsComboBox.Items.Count > 0 Then
                VaultsComboBox.Text = DirectCast(VaultsComboBox.Items(0), String)
            End If
        Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
            MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
        End Try
 
    End Sub
 
 
    Private Sub Button5_Click(ByVal sender As System.ObjectByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles Button5.Click
        'Delete key-value pair clicked
        Try
            Dim vault2 As IEdmVault7 = Nothing
            If vault1 Is Nothing Then
                vault1 = New EdmVault5()
            End If
            vault2 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault7)
 
            If Not vault1.IsLoggedIn Then
                vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, Me.Handle.ToInt32())
            End If
 
            dic = vault.GetDictionary("MyDictionary"True)
            'Add some values 
            dic.LongSetAt(2, "two")
            dic.LongSetAt(15, "fifteen")
            dic.LongSetAt(300, "three hundred")
            dic.LongSetAt(77, "seventy-seven")

            dic.LongRemoveAt(2)
            MessageBox.Show("Key 2 removed.")
            dic.RemoveDictionary()
 
        Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
            MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.ObjectByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles Button1.Click
        'Get key-value pairs clicked
        Try
            Dim vault2 As IEdmVault7 = Nothing
            If vault1 Is Nothing Then
                vault1 = New EdmVault5()
            End If
            vault2 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault7)
 
            If Not vault1.IsLoggedIn Then
                vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, Me.Handle.ToInt32())
            End If
 
            If Me.RadioButton1.Checked Then
                'Get key-value pairs by substring in key
                
                dic = vault.GetDictionary("MyDictionary"True)
 
                'Add some values 
                dic.StringSetAt("Cat""Socks")
                dic.StringSetAt("Dog""Milou")
                dic.StringSetAt("Human""Attila")
                dic.StringSetAt("At last""Last value")
 
                'Find all keys containing the text, "at" 
                Dim key As String = ""
                Dim value As String = ""
                Dim message As String
                message = "Keys with 'at' in them:" + vbLf
                Dim pos As IEdmPos5
                pos = dic.StringFindKeys("at")
                While Not pos.IsNull
                    dic.StringGetNextAssoc(pos, key, value)
                    message = message + "<" + key + "> = <" + value + ">" + vbLf
                End While
 
                'Show a message and delete the dictionary 
                MsgBox(message)
                dic.RemoveDictionary()

            ElseIf Me.RadioButton2.Checked Then
                'Get key-value pairs by integer key range
                 
                dic = vault.GetDictionary("MyDictionary"True)
 
                'Add some values 
                dic.LongSetAt(2, "two")
                dic.LongSetAt(15, "fifteen")
                dic.LongSetAt(300, "three hundred")
                dic.LongSetAt(77, "seventy-seven")
 
                'Find all keys in the range, 13-88 
                Dim key As Long
                Dim value As String = ""
                Dim message As String
                message = "Keys in the range 13-88:" + vbLf
                Dim pos As IEdmPos5
                pos = dic.LongFindKeys(13, 88)
                While Not pos.IsNull
                    dic.LongGetNextAssoc(pos, key, value)
                    message = message + "<" + Str(key) + "> = <" + value + ">" + vbLf
                End While
 
                'Show a message and delete the dictionary 
                MsgBox(message)
                dic.RemoveDictionary()
         
            ElseIf Me.RadioButton3.Checked Then
                'Get key-value pairs by substring in values of integer keys

                dic = vault.GetDictionary("MyDictionary"True)
                'Add some values 
                dic.LongSetAt(2, "two")
                dic.LongSetAt(15, "fifteen")
                dic.LongSetAt(300, "three hundred")
                dic.LongSetAt(77, "seventy-seven")

                Dim bsValueSubString As String = "three"
                Dim aPos As IEdmPos5
                Dim plRetKey As Integer
                Dim pbsRetValue As String = ""
                aPos = dic.LongFindValues(bsValueSubString)
                While Not aPos.IsNull
                    dic.LongGetNextAssoc(aPos, plRetKey, pbsRetValue)
                    MessageBox
.Show("Key-value pair with " & """" & bsValueSubString & """" & " in value: " & vbLf & "<" & plRetKey & "> = <" & pbsRetValue & ">")
                End While
                dic.RemoveDictionary()

            ElseIf Me.RadioButton4.Checked Then
                'Get key-value pairs by specific integer key

                dic = vault.GetDictionary("MyDictionary"True)
                'Add some values 
                dic.LongSetAt(2, "two")
                dic.LongSetAt(15, "fifteen")
                dic.LongSetAt(300, "three hundred")
                dic.LongSetAt(77, "seventy-seven")

                Dim pbsRetValue As String = ""
                dic.LongGetAt(77, pbsRetValue)
                MessageBox.Show("Value for key 77: " & pbsRetValue)
                dic.RemoveDictionary()

            ElseIf Me.RadioButton5.Checked Then
                'Get key-value pairs by enumeration of all integer keys
                
                dic = vault.GetDictionary("MyDictionary"True)
                'Add some values
                dic.LongSetAt(2, "two")
                dic.LongSetAt(15, "fifteen")
                dic.LongSetAt(300, "three hundred")
                dic.LongSetAt(77, "seventy-seven")
 
                Dim msg As String
                Dim key As Long
                Dim value As String = ""
 
                msg = "Integer keys in dictionary:" + vbLf
 
                Dim pos As IEdmPos5
                pos = dic.LongGetFirstPosition
                While Not pos.IsNull
                    dic.LongGetNextAssoc(pos, key, value)
                    msg = msg + "<" + Str(key) + "> = <" + value + ">" + vbLf
                End While
                MsgBox(msg)
                dic.RemoveDictionary()
         
            Else
                MessageBox.Show("Select how to get key-value pairs.")
                
            End If
 
        Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
            MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub Button7_Click(ByVal sender As System.ObjectByVal e As System.EventArgsHandles Button7.Click
        'Create key-value pair clicked
        Try
            Dim vault2 As IEdmVault7 = Nothing
            If vault1 Is Nothing Then
                vault1 = New EdmVault5()
            End If
            vault2 = DirectCast(vault1, IEdmVault7)
 
            If Not vault1.IsLoggedIn Then
                vault1.LoginAuto(VaultsComboBox.Text, Me.Handle.ToInt32())
            End If
 
            Dim pbsRetValue As String = ""
           
            dic = vault.GetDictionary("MyDictionary"True)
            dic.LongTestAndSetAt(2, "Two")
            dic.LongGetAt(2, pbsRetValue)
            MessageBox.Show("Created:" & vbLf & "<2> = <" & pbsRetValue & ">")
            dic.RemoveDictionary()
        Catch ex As System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
            MessageBox.Show("HRESULT = 0x" + ex.ErrorCode.ToString("X") + " " + ex.Message)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub
 
End Class

'Form1.Designer.vb

<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _
Partial Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
 
    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
    Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        Try
            If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        Finally
            MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
        End Try
    End Sub
 
    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer
 
    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
    Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.VaultsComboBox = New System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox()
        Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
        Me.Button5 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.Button7 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.RadioButton1 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton()
        Me.RadioButton2 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton()
        Me.RadioButton3 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton()
        Me.RadioButton4 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton()
        Me.RadioButton5 = New System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton()
        Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
        Me.GroupBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox()
        Me.GroupBox1.SuspendLayout()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'VaultsComboBox
        '
        Me.VaultsComboBox.FormattingEnabled = True
        Me.VaultsComboBox.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(20, 39)
        Me.VaultsComboBox.Name = "VaultsComboBox"
        Me.VaultsComboBox.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(169, 21)
        Me.VaultsComboBox.TabIndex = 1
        '
        'Label1
        '
        Me.Label1.AutoSize = True
        Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(19, 23)
        Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
        Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(91, 13)
        Me.Label1.TabIndex = 2
        Me.Label1.Text = "Select vault view:"
        '
        'Button5
        '
        Me.Button5.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(40, 272)
        Me.Button5.Name = "Button5"
        Me.Button5.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(132, 23)
        Me.Button5.TabIndex = 7
        Me.Button5.Text = "Delete a key-value pair"
        Me.Button5.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'Button7
        '
        Me.Button7.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(39, 312)
        Me.Button7.Name = "Button7"
        Me.Button7.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(132, 23)
        Me.Button7.TabIndex = 9
        Me.Button7.Text = "Create a key-value pair"
        Me.Button7.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'RadioButton1
        '
        Me.RadioButton1.AutoSize = True
        Me.RadioButton1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(30, 19)
        Me.RadioButton1.Name = "RadioButton1"
        Me.RadioButton1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(100, 17)
        Me.RadioButton1.TabIndex = 11
        Me.RadioButton1.Text = "Substring in key"
        Me.RadioButton1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'RadioButton2
        '
        Me.RadioButton2.AutoSize = True
        Me.RadioButton2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(30, 42)
        Me.RadioButton2.Name = "RadioButton2"
        Me.RadioButton2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(108, 17)
        Me.RadioButton2.TabIndex = 12
        Me.RadioButton2.TabStop = True
        Me.RadioButton2.Text = "Integer key range"
        Me.RadioButton2.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'RadioButton3
        '
        Me.RadioButton3.AutoSize = True
        Me.RadioButton3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(29, 65)
        Me.RadioButton3.Name = "RadioButton3"
        Me.RadioButton3.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(199, 17)
        Me.RadioButton3.TabIndex = 13
        Me.RadioButton3.TabStop = True
        Me.RadioButton3.Text = "Substring in values of all integer keys"
        Me.RadioButton3.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'RadioButton4
        '
        Me.RadioButton4.AutoSize = True
        Me.RadioButton4.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(30, 88)
        Me.RadioButton4.Name = "RadioButton4"
        Me.RadioButton4.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(118, 17)
        Me.RadioButton4.TabIndex = 14
        Me.RadioButton4.TabStop = True
        Me.RadioButton4.Text = "Specific integer key"
        Me.RadioButton4.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'RadioButton5
        '
        Me.RadioButton5.AutoSize = True
        Me.RadioButton5.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(30, 111)
        Me.RadioButton5.Name = "RadioButton5"
        Me.RadioButton5.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(169, 17)
        Me.RadioButton5.TabIndex = 15
        Me.RadioButton5.TabStop = True
        Me.RadioButton5.Text = "Enumeration of all integer keys"
        Me.RadioButton5.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'Button1
        '
        Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(30, 143)
        Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
        Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(132, 23)
        Me.Button1.TabIndex = 16
        Me.Button1.Text = "Get key-value pairs"
        Me.Button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = True
        '
        'GroupBox1
        '
        Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)
        Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.RadioButton5)
        Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.RadioButton4)
        Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.RadioButton3)
        Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.RadioButton2)
        Me.GroupBox1.Controls.Add(Me.RadioButton1)
        Me.GroupBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(10, 69)
        Me.GroupBox1.Name = "GroupBox1"
        Me.GroupBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(249, 181)
        Me.GroupBox1.TabIndex = 17
        Me.GroupBox1.TabStop = False
        Me.GroupBox1.Text = "Get key-value pairs by:"
        '
        'Form1
        '
        Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
        Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(271, 366)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.GroupBox1)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button7)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button5)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.VaultsComboBox)
        Me.Name = "Form1"
        Me.Text = "Dictionary Test"
        Me.GroupBox1.ResumeLayout(False)
        Me.GroupBox1.PerformLayout()
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
        Me.PerformLayout()
 
    End Sub
    Friend WithEvents VaultsComboBox As System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
    Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Friend WithEvents Button5 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents Button7 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents RadioButton1 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Friend WithEvents RadioButton2 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Friend WithEvents RadioButton3 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Friend WithEvents RadioButton4 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Friend WithEvents RadioButton5 As System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
    Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents GroupBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox
 
End Class



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