what is a good c# data structure with direct access?

Question

I'm building a game in Unity and I need a good data structure that lets me access a key/property directly with optimal performance.

What I mean is for example in javascript I can do something like

var myData = {};

for (let data in somedata) {
  myData[data] = someValue;
}

console.log(myData['directToken']);

What can I use in C# that would let me do the same/similar?

Answer 1

You could use NameValueCollection ;

var collection = new NameValueCollection();
var someData = new List<string>(){ "directToken"};
foreach (var data in someData)
{
    collection[data] = "someValue";
}
Console.WriteLine(collection["directToken"]);

Also, you could use Dictionary with similar way instead of NameValueCollection . Only difference is NameValueCollection can contain duplicate keys.