C# equivalent of C++ map<string,double>

I want to keep some totals for different accounts. In C++ I'd use STL like this:

map<string,double> accounts;

// Add some amounts to some accounts.
accounts["Fred"] += 4.56;
accounts["George"] += 1.00;
accounts["Fred"] += 1.00;

cout << "Fred owes me $" << accounts['Fred'] << endl;

Now, how would I do the same thing in C# ?


Solution 1:

Roughly:-

var accounts = new Dictionary<string, double>();

// Initialise to zero...

accounts["Fred"] = 0;
accounts["George"] = 0;
accounts["Fred"] = 0;

// Add cash.
accounts["Fred"] += 4.56;
accounts["George"] += 1.00;
accounts["Fred"] += 1.00;

Console.WriteLine("Fred owes me ${0}", accounts["Fred"]);

Solution 2:

Dictionary<string, double> accounts;