Get first element from a dictionary in C#

To get first element from dictionary in C# we can directly use First() method, this method will return the first element with Key, Value properties.

Remember to include required namespaces: using System.Collections.Generic;, using System.Linq;

Example

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Program
{
	public static void Main()
	{
   		var myDict = new Dictionary<string, string>
        {
            { "key1", "value1" },
            { "key2", "value2" } 
        };

        var firstElement = myDict.First();
        string firstKey = firstElement.Key;
        string firstKeyValue = firstElement.Value;

    	Console.WriteLine(firstKey);
    	Console.WriteLine(firstKeyValue);
	}
}

Output

key1
value1

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