ISet<T>.IsSubsetOf Method

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Determines whether a set is a subset of a specified collection.

Namespace: System.Collections.Generic
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function IsSubsetOf ( _
    other As IEnumerable(Of T) _
) As Boolean

bool IsSubsetOf(
    IEnumerable<T> other
)

other
Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T>
The collection to compare to the current set.

Type: System.Boolean
true if the current set is a subset of other; otherwise, false.

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	other is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

If other contains the same elements as the current set, the current set is still considered a subset of other.

This method always returns false if the current set has elements that are not in other.

Supported in: 5, 4

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