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Yet Another Math Parser (YAMP)

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Constructing a fast math parser using Reflection to do numerics like Matlab.
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.Specialized;

namespace MathParserNet
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents a generic collection of key/value pairs that are ordered independently of the key and value.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TKey">The type of the keys in the dictionary</typeparam>
    /// <typeparam name="TValue">The type of the values in the dictionary</typeparam>
    internal class OrderedDictionary<TKey, TValue> : IOrderedDictionary<TKey, TValue>
    {
        private const int DefaultInitialCapacity = 0;

        private static readonly string _keyTypeName = typeof(TKey).FullName;
        private static readonly string _valueTypeName = typeof(TValue).FullName;
        private static readonly bool _valueTypeIsReferenceType = !typeof(ValueType).IsAssignableFrom(typeof(TValue));

        private Dictionary<TKey, TValue> _dictionary;
        private List<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>> _list;
        private readonly IEqualityComparer<TKey> _comparer;
        private object _syncRoot;
        private readonly int _initialCapacity;

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> class.
        /// </summary>
        public OrderedDictionary()
            : this(DefaultInitialCapacity, null)
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> class using the specified initial capacity.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="capacity">The initial number of elements that the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> can contain.</param>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"><paramref name="capacity"/> is less than 0</exception>
        public OrderedDictionary(int capacity)
            : this(capacity, null)
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> class using the specified comparer.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="comparer">The <see cref="IEqualityComparer{TKey}">IEqualityComparer&lt;TKey&gt;</see> to use when comparing keys, or <null/> to use the default <see cref="EqualityComparer{TKey}">EqualityComparer&lt;TKey&gt;</see> for the type of the key.</param>
        public OrderedDictionary(IEqualityComparer<TKey> comparer)
            : this(DefaultInitialCapacity, comparer)
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> class using the specified initial capacity and comparer.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="capacity">The initial number of elements that the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection can contain.</param>
        /// <param name="comparer">The <see cref="IEqualityComparer{TKey}">IEqualityComparer&lt;TKey&gt;</see> to use when comparing keys, or <null/> to use the default <see cref="EqualityComparer{TKey}">EqualityComparer&lt;TKey&gt;</see> for the type of the key.</param>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"><paramref name="capacity"/> is less than 0</exception>
        public OrderedDictionary(int capacity, IEqualityComparer<TKey> comparer)
        {
            if (0 > capacity)
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("capacity", @"'capacity' must be non-negative");

            _initialCapacity = capacity;
            _comparer = comparer;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts the object passed as a key to the key type of the dictionary
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="keyObject">The key object to check</param>
        /// <returns>The key object, cast as the key type of the dictionary</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="keyObject"/> is <null/>.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The key type of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is not in the inheritance hierarchy of <paramref name="keyObject"/>.</exception>
        private static TKey ConvertToKeyType(object keyObject)
        {
            if (null == keyObject)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("key");
            }
            else
            {
                if (keyObject is TKey)
                    return (TKey)keyObject;
            }
            throw new ArgumentException(@"'key' must be of type " + _keyTypeName, "key");
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts the object passed as a value to the value type of the dictionary
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="value">The object to convert to the value type of the dictionary</param>
        /// <returns>The value object, converted to the value type of the dictionary</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="valueObject"/> is <null/>, and the value type of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is a value type.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The value type of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is not in the inheritance hierarchy of <paramref name="valueObject"/>.</exception>
        private static TValue ConvertToValueType(object value)
        {
            if (null == value)
            {
                if (_valueTypeIsReferenceType)
                    return default(TValue);
                throw new ArgumentNullException("value");
            }
            if (value is TValue)
                return (TValue)value;
            throw new ArgumentException(@"'value' must be of type " + _valueTypeName, "value");
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the dictionary object that stores the keys and values
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The dictionary object that stores the keys and values for the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see></value>
        /// <remarks>Accessing this property will create the dictionary object if necessary</remarks>
        private Dictionary<TKey, TValue> Dictionary
        {
            get { return _dictionary ?? (_dictionary = new Dictionary<TKey, TValue>(_initialCapacity, _comparer)); }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the list object that stores the key/value pairs.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The list object that stores the key/value pairs for the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see></value>
        /// <remarks>Accessing this property will create the list object if necessary.</remarks>
        private List<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>> List
        {
            get { return _list ?? (_list = new List<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>(_initialCapacity)); }
        }

        IDictionaryEnumerator IOrderedDictionary.GetEnumerator()
        {
            return Dictionary.GetEnumerator();
        }

        IDictionaryEnumerator IDictionary.GetEnumerator()
        {
            return Dictionary.GetEnumerator();
        }

        IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
        {
            return List.GetEnumerator();
        }

        IEnumerator<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>> IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.GetEnumerator()
        {
            return List.GetEnumerator();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Inserts a new entry into the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection with the specified key and value at the specified index.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="index">The zero-based index at which the element should be inserted.</param>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the entry to add.</param>
        /// <param name="value">The value of the entry to add. The value can be <null/> if the type of the values in the dictionary is a reference type.</param>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"><paramref name="index"/> is less than 0.<br/>
        /// -or-<br/>
        /// <paramref name="index"/> is greater than <see cref="Count"/>.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="key"/> is <null/>.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">An element with the same key already exists in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>.</exception>
        public void Insert(int index, TKey key, TValue value)
        {
            if (index > Count || index < 0)
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("index");

            Dictionary.Add(key, value);
            List.Insert(index, new KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>(key, value));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Inserts a new entry into the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection with the specified key and value at the specified index.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="index">The zero-based index at which the element should be inserted.</param>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the entry to add.</param>
        /// <param name="value">The value of the entry to add. The value can be <null/> if the type of the values in the dictionary is a reference type.</param>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"><paramref name="index"/> is less than 0.<br/>
        /// -or-<br/>
        /// <paramref name="index"/> is greater than <see cref="Count"/>.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="key"/> is <null/>.<br/>
        /// -or-<br/>
        /// <paramref name="value"/> is <null/>, and the value type of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is a value type.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The key type of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is not in the inheritance hierarchy of <paramref name="key"/>.<br/>
        /// -or-<br/>
        /// The value type of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is not in the inheritance hierarchy of <paramref name="value"/>.<br/>
        /// -or-<br/>
        /// An element with the same key already exists in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>.</exception>
        void IOrderedDictionary.Insert(int index, object key, object value)
        {
            Insert(index, ConvertToKeyType(key), ConvertToValueType(value));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Removes the entry at the specified index from the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="index">The zero-based index of the entry to remove.</param>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"><paramref name="index"/> is less than 0.<br/>
        /// -or-<br/>
        /// index is equal to or greater than <see cref="Count"/>.</exception>
        public void RemoveAt(int index)
        {
            if (index >= Count || index < 0)
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("index", @"'index' must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection");

            TKey key = List[index].Key;

            List.RemoveAt(index);
            Dictionary.Remove(key);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the value at the specified index.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="index">The zero-based index of the value to get or set.</param>
        /// <value>The value of the item at the specified index.</value>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"><paramref name="index"/> is less than 0.<br/>
        /// -or-<br/>
        /// index is equal to or greater than <see cref="Count"/>.</exception>
        public TValue this[int index]
        {
            get
            {
                return List[index].Value;
            }

            set
            {
                if (index >= Count || index < 0)
                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("index", @"'index' must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection");

                TKey key = List[index].Key;

                List[index] = new KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>(key, value);
                Dictionary[key] = value;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the value at the specified index.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="index">The zero-based index of the value to get or set.</param>
        /// <value>The value of the item at the specified index.</value>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentOutOfRangeException"><paramref name="index"/> is less than 0.<br/>
        /// -or-<br/>
        /// index is equal to or greater than <see cref="Count"/>.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="valueObject"/> is a null reference, and the value type of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is a value type.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The value type of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is not in the inheritance hierarchy of <paramref name="valueObject"/>.</exception>
        object IOrderedDictionary.this[int index]
        {
            get
            {
                return this[index];
            }

            set
            {
                this[index] = ConvertToValueType(value);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Adds an entry with the specified key and value into the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection with the lowest available index.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the entry to add.</param>
        /// <param name="value">The value of the entry to add. This value can be <null/>.</param>
        /// <remarks>A key cannot be <null/>, but a value can be.
        /// <para>You can also use the <see cref="P:OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}.Item(TKey)"/> property to add new elements by setting the value of a key that does not exist in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection; however, if the specified key already exists in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>, setting the <see cref="P:OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}.Item(TKey)"/> property overwrites the old value. In contrast, the <see cref="M:Add"/> method does not modify existing elements.</para></remarks>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="key"/> is <null/></exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">An element with the same key already exists in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see></exception>
        void IDictionary<TKey, TValue>.Add(TKey key, TValue value)
        {
            Add(key, value);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Adds an entry with the specified key and value into the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection with the lowest available index.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the entry to add.</param>
        /// <param name="value">The value of the entry to add. This value can be <null/>.</param>
        /// <returns>The index of the newly added entry</returns>
        /// <remarks>A key cannot be <null/>, but a value can be.
        /// <para>You can also use the <see cref="P:OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}.Item(TKey)"/> property to add new elements by setting the value of a key that does not exist in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection; however, if the specified key already exists in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>, setting the <see cref="P:OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}.Item(TKey)"/> property overwrites the old value. In contrast, the <see cref="M:Add"/> method does not modify existing elements.</para></remarks>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="key"/> is <null/></exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">An element with the same key already exists in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see></exception>
        public int Add(TKey key, TValue value)
        {
            Dictionary.Add(key, value);
            List.Add(new KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>(key, value));
            return Count - 1;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Adds an entry with the specified key and value into the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection with the lowest available index.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the entry to add.</param>
        /// <param name="value">The value of the entry to add. This value can be <null/>.</param>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="key"/> is <null/>.<br/>
        /// -or-<br/>
        /// <paramref name="value"/> is <null/>, and the value type of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is a value type.</exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The key type of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is not in the inheritance hierarchy of <paramref name="key"/>.<br/>
        /// -or-<br/>
        /// The value type of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is not in the inheritance hierarchy of <paramref name="value"/>.</exception>
        void IDictionary.Add(object key, object value)
        {
            Add(ConvertToKeyType(key), ConvertToValueType(value));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Removes all elements from the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>The capacity is not changed as a result of calling this method.</remarks>
        public void Clear()
        {
            Dictionary.Clear();
            List.Clear();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Determines whether the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection contains a specific key.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key to locate in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection.</param>
        /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection contains an element with the specified key; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="key"/> is <null/></exception>
        public bool ContainsKey(TKey key)
        {
            return Dictionary.ContainsKey(key);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Determines whether the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection contains a specific key.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key to locate in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection.</param>
        /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection contains an element with the specified key; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="key"/> is <null/></exception>
        /// <exception cref="ArgumentException">The key type of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is not in the inheritance hierarchy of <paramref name="key"/>.</exception>
        bool IDictionary.Contains(object key)
        {
            return ContainsKey(ConvertToKeyType(key));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a value indicating whether the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> has a fixed size.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value><see langword="true"/> if the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> has a fixed size; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>. The default is <see langword="false"/>.</value>
        bool IDictionary.IsFixedSize
        {
            get
            {
                return false;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a value indicating whether the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection is read-only.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value><see langword="true"/> if the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> is read-only; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>. The default is <see langword="false"/>.</value>
        /// <remarks>
        /// A collection that is read-only does not allow the addition, removal, or modification of elements after the collection is created.
        /// <para>A collection that is read-only is simply a collection with a wrapper that prevents modification of the collection; therefore, if changes are made to the underlying collection, the read-only collection reflects those changes.</para>
        /// </remarks>
        public bool IsReadOnly
        {
            get
            {
                return false;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets an <see cref="ICollection"/> object containing the keys in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>An <see cref="ICollection"/> object containing the keys in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>.</value>
        /// <remarks>The returned <see cref="ICollection"/> object is not a static copy; instead, the collection refers back to the keys in the original <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>. Therefore, changes to the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> continue to be reflected in the key collection.</remarks>
        ICollection IDictionary.Keys
        {
            get
            {
                return (ICollection)Keys;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns the zero-based index of the specified key in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key to locate in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see></param>
        /// <returns>The zero-based index of <paramref name="key"/>, if <paramref name="ley"/> is found in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>; otherwise, -1</returns>
        /// <remarks>This method performs a linear search; therefore it has a cost of O(n) at worst.</remarks>
        public int IndexOfKey(TKey key)
        {
            if (null == key)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("key");

            for (int index = 0; index < List.Count; index++)
            {
                KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue> entry = List[index];
                TKey next = entry.Key;
                if (null != _comparer)
                {
                    if (_comparer.Equals(next, key))
                    {
                        return index;
                    }
                }
                else if (next.Equals(key))
                {
                    return index;
                }
            }

            return -1;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Removes the entry with the specified key from the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the entry to remove</param>
        /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if the key was found and the corresponding element was removed; otherwise, <see langword="false"/></returns>
        public bool Remove(TKey key)
        {
            if (null == key)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("key");

            int index = IndexOfKey(key);
            if (index >= 0)
            {
                if (Dictionary.Remove(key))
                {
                    List.RemoveAt(index);
                    return true;
                }
            }
            return false;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Removes the entry with the specified key from the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the entry to remove</param>
        void IDictionary.Remove(object key)
        {
            Remove(ConvertToKeyType(key));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets an <see cref="ICollection"/> object containing the values in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>An <see cref="ICollection"/> object containing the values in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection.</value>
        /// <remarks>The returned <see cref="ICollection"/> object is not a static copy; instead, the <see cref="ICollection"/> refers back to the values in the original <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection. Therefore, changes to the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> continue to be reflected in the <see cref="ICollection"/>.</remarks>
        ICollection IDictionary.Values
        {
            get
            {
                return (ICollection)Values;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the value with the specified key.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the value to get or set.</param>
        /// <value>The value associated with the specified key. If the specified key is not found, attempting to get it returns <null/>, and attempting to set it creates a new element using the specified key.</value>
        public TValue this[TKey key]
        {
            get
            {
                return Dictionary[key];
            }
            set
            {
                if (Dictionary.ContainsKey(key))
                {
                    Dictionary[key] = value;
                    List[IndexOfKey(key)] = new KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>(key, value);
                }
                else
                {
                    Add(key, value);
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the value with the specified key.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the value to get or set.</param>
        /// <value>The value associated with the specified key. If the specified key is not found, attempting to get it returns <null/>, and attempting to set it creates a new element using the specified key.</value>
        object IDictionary.this[object key]
        {
            get
            {
                return this[ConvertToKeyType(key)];
            }
            set
            {
                this[ConvertToKeyType(key)] = ConvertToValueType(value);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Copies the elements of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> elements to a one-dimensional Array object at the specified index.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="array">The one-dimensional <see cref="Array"/> object that is the destination of the <see cref="T:KeyValuePair`2>"/> objects copied from the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>. The <see cref="Array"/> must have zero-based indexing.</param>
        /// <param name="index">The zero-based index in <paramref name="array"/> at which copying begins.</param>
        /// <remarks>The <see cref="M:CopyTo"/> method preserves the order of the elements in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see></remarks>
        void ICollection.CopyTo(Array array, int index)
        {
            ((ICollection)List).CopyTo(array, index);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the number of key/values pairs contained in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The number of key/value pairs contained in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> collection.</value>
        public int Count
        {
            get
            {
                return List.Count;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a value indicating whether access to the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> object is synchronized (thread-safe).
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>This method always returns false.</value>
        bool ICollection.IsSynchronized
        {
            get
            {
                return false;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets an object that can be used to synchronize access to the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>An object that can be used to synchronize access to the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> object.</value>
        object ICollection.SyncRoot
        {
            get
            {
                if (this._syncRoot == null)
                {
                    System.Threading.Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref this._syncRoot, new object(), null);
                }
                return this._syncRoot;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets an <see cref="T:System.Collections.Generic.ICollection{TKey}">ICollection&lt;TKey&gt;</see> object containing the keys in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>An <see cref="T:System.Collections.Generic.ICollection{TKey}">ICollection&lt;TKey&gt;</see> object containing the keys in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>.</value>
        /// <remarks>The returned <see cref="T:System.Collections.Generic.ICollection{TKey}">ICollection&lt;TKey&gt;</see> object is not a static copy; instead, the collection refers back to the keys in the original <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>. Therefore, changes to the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> continue to be reflected in the key collection.</remarks>
        public ICollection<TKey> Keys
        {
            get
            {
                return Dictionary.Keys;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the value associated with the specified key.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="key">The key of the value to get.</param>
        /// <param name="value">When this method returns, contains the value associated with the specified key, if the key is found; otherwise, the default value for the type of <paramref name="value"/>. This parameter can be passed uninitialized.</param>
        /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> contains an element with the specified key; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
        public bool TryGetValue(TKey key, out TValue value)
        {
            return Dictionary.TryGetValue(key, out value);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets an <see cref="T:ICollection{TValue}">ICollection&lt;TValue&gt;</see> object containing the values in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>An <see cref="T:ICollection{TValue}">ICollection&lt;TValue&gt;</see> object containing the values in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>.</value>
        /// <remarks>The returned <see cref="T:ICollection{TValue}">ICollection&lt;TKey&gt;</see> object is not a static copy; instead, the collection refers back to the values in the original <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>. Therefore, changes to the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> continue to be reflected in the value collection.</remarks>
        public ICollection<TValue> Values
        {
            get
            {
                return Dictionary.Values;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Adds the specified value to the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> with the specified key.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The <see cref="T:KeyValuePair{TKey,TValue}">KeyValuePair&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> structure representing the key and value to add to the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>.</param>
        void ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.Add(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue> item)
        {
            Add(item.Key, item.Value);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Determines whether the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> contains a specific key and value.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The <see cref="T:KeyValuePair{TKey,TValue}">KeyValuePair&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> structure to locate in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>.</param>
        /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if <paramref name="keyValuePair"/> is found in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.</returns>
        bool ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.Contains(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue> item)
        {
            return ((ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>)Dictionary).Contains(item);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Copies the elements of the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> to an array of type <see cref="T:KeyValuePair`2>"/>, starting at the specified index.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="array">The one-dimensional array of type <see cref="T:KeyValuePair{TKey,TValue}">KeyValuePair&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> that is the destination of the <see cref="T:KeyValuePair{TKey,TValue}">KeyValuePair&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> elements copied from the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>. The array must have zero-based indexing.</param>
        /// <param name="arrayIndex">The zero-based index in <paramref name="array"/> at which copying begins.</param>
        void ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.CopyTo(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>[] array, int arrayIndex)
        {
            ((ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>)Dictionary).CopyTo(array, arrayIndex);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Removes a key and value from the dictionary.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="item">The <see cref="T:KeyValuePair{TKey,TValue}">KeyValuePair&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see> structure representing the key and value to remove from the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>.</param>
        /// <returns><see langword="true"/> if the key and value represented by <paramref name="keyValuePair"/> is successfully found and removed; otherwise, <see langword="false"/>. This method returns <see langword="false"/> if <paramref name="keyValuePair"/> is not found in the <see cref="OrderedDictionary{TKey,TValue}">OrderedDictionary&lt;TKey,TValue&gt;</see>.</returns>
        bool ICollection<KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>>.Remove(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue> item)
        {
            return Remove(item.Key);
        }
    }
}

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Florian lives in Munich, Germany. He started his programming career with Perl. After programming C/C++ for some years he discovered his favorite programming language C#. He did work at Siemens as a programmer until he decided to study Physics.

During his studies he worked as an IT consultant for various companies. After graduating with a PhD in theoretical particle Physics he is working as a senior technical consultant in the field of home automation and IoT.

Florian has been giving lectures in C#, HTML5 with CSS3 and JavaScript, software design, and other topics. He is regularly giving talks at user groups, conferences, and companies. He is actively contributing to open-source projects. Florian is the maintainer of AngleSharp, a completely managed browser engine.

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