Linq: The Missing ToDictionary Extension Method Overload

Enumerating over a Dictionary<TKey, TValue> you will get structs of type KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>. Whenever you use the ToDictionary extension method, you are forced to specify how to get the key and value for each item, even if it’s an enumeration of KeyValuePairs. Seems a bit redundant, doesn’t it?…

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