Welcome! Today, we will explore creating a simple address book application using a C# Dictionary
. This task will help you understand how to manipulate a Dictionary
in C#, focusing on adding, retrieving, and deleting entries. By the end of this lesson, you'll have a solid grasp of these fundamental operations.
In this task, we will implement three methods to manage our address book:
AddContact(string name, string phoneNumber)
: Adds a new contact. Returnsfalse
if the contact already exists; otherwise, it adds the contact and returnstrue
. In this task, let's assume phone numbers do not change, so it's not allowed to overwrite an existing contact's number.GetContact(string name)
: Retrieves the phone number for a givenname
. Returnsnull
if the contact does not exist.DeleteContact(string name)
: Deletes a contact with the givenname
. Returnstrue
if the contact exists and is deleted, otherwise.
