Example
' Just setting up the example
Public Class A
Public Property ID as integer
Public Property Name as string
Public Property OtherValue as Object
End Class
Public Sub Example()
'Setup the list of items
Dim originalList As New List(Of A)
originalList.Add(New A() With {.ID = 1, .Name = "Item 1", .OtherValue = "Item 1 Value"})
originalList.Add(New A() With {.ID = 2, .Name = "Item 2", .OtherValue = "Item 2 Value"})
originalList.Add(New A() With {.ID = 3, .Name = "Item 3", .OtherValue = "Item 3 Value"})
'Convert the list to a dictionary based on the ID
Dim dict As Dictionary(Of Integer, A) = originalList.ToDictionary(function(c) c.ID, function(c) c)
'Access Values From The Dictionary
console.Write(dict(1).Name) ' Prints "Item 1"
console.Write(dict(1).OtherValue) ' Prints "Item 1 Value"
End Sub
