What does this syntax means ["@metadata"] = new Dictionary : is it .net syntax for dictionary?

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What ["@metadata"] means is it .NET syntax ? :

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    var doc = new Dictionary<string,object>
{
    ["@metadata"] = new Dictionary<string, object>
    {
        ["@id"] = "users/1"
    }
    ["Name"] = "Oren"
};
Console.WriteLine(doc["Name"]);

"@metadata" isn't anything special here, just a string key defined in the dictionary that points to some object. You could define the keys to a `var a = new Dictionary { ["a"] = new Object(), ["b"] = new Object() }` just the same — James, Jan 25 '17 at 05:21

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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Yes, it's part of C# syntax - using the new indexer initializer available in C#6.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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answered Jan 25 '17 at 05:10

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What does this syntax means ["@metadata"] = new Dictionary : is it .net syntax for dictionary?

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