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Question

New to using a Dictionary list.
I have an api that is returning a "task object" defined as:
id As Integer
options As Dictionary(string, string)
So I am defining a class called Task to store the returned "task object".
Public Class Task
Private _id As Integer
Public Property Id() As Integer
Get
Return _id
End Get
Set(value As Integer
_id = value
End Set
End Property
Private _optionlist As New List(Of Option)
Public Property OptionList() As List(Of Option)
Get
Return _optionlist
End Get
Set(ByVal value As List(Of Option))
_optionlist = value
End Set
End Property
End Class
Public Class Option
Private _key As String
Public Property Key() As String
Get
Return _key
End Get
Set(value As String)
_key = value
End Set
End Property
Private _value As String
Public Property Value() As String
Get
Return _value
End Get
Set(value As String)
_value = value
End Set
End Property
End Class
I will assign the "task object" returned from the api to this Task class.
I defined options as a list. Is that correct?
I will also have to read the option in my class and later repopulate it to send back to the api via function call.
Could use some help...thanks.

Answer 1

You can add the property to the class directly:
Public Class Task
Private _id As Integer
Private options As Dictionary(of string, string)
You can also create Get and Set methods for the "options" parameter.