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In VB.net, there is this useful construct:

Public Property DbDictionary(key As String) as String
     Get
          Return _internalDictionary(key)
     End Get
     Set (ByVal value As String)
          _internalDictionary(key) = value
     End Set
End Property

Which will allow you set the index (or key) for a Dictionary object.  This is just one example, but it is very useful.

In C#, this is not available.  It appears that the only workaround is thus:

public string this[string key] {
     get {
          return _internalDictionary(key);
     }
     set {
          _internalDictionary(key) = value;
     }
}

However, notice the this variable.  This method actually sets what VB.net calls a Default Property, so you can only have one of them per class (or multiple if you vary the signature).

This is dumb.