How can I extract a subset of a dictionary into another one in C#?

Question

I want to filter out some dictionary pairs I do not need for further processing. Check this sample code out:

static void Main(string[] args) {     var source = new Dictionary<string, dynamic>();      source.Add("number", 1);     source.Add("string1", "One");     source.Add("string2", "Two");     source.Add("string3", "Three");      var onlyStrings = source.Where(s => s.Key != "number").ToDictionary(s => s.Key); } 

In this case, onlyStrings is a Dictionary<string, KeyValuePair<string, object>>

but I want onlyStrings to have the following pairs (a subset of the source dictionary):

• Key: "string1", Value: "One"
• Key: "string2", Value: "Two"
• Key: "string3", Value: "Three"

What is the best way to get such result?

Answer 1

There is an overload to the ToDictionary method that also allows for an elementSelector delegate:

var onlyStrings = source.Where(s => s.Key != "number")                         .ToDictionary(dict => dict.Key, dict => dict.Value);