# Dictionary issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Activities\ **Tags:** generic, system, activities\ **Created:** [July 7, 2022, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/dictionary-issue/454546 "2022-07-07T08:08:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JSR\_Techno\_Talk\_s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/jsr_techno_talk_s/32/125544_2.png) [@JSR\_Techno\_Talk\_s](https://forum.uipath.com/u/JSR_Techno_Talk_s)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/dictionary-issue/454546/1 "2022-07-07T08:08:23Z")
Hi team I am working with collection , I have a generic collection of type string string I just check the key is contained in collection or not I am able to retrieve the key, but is collection.keys.contain not working ![2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/original/4X/1/8/c/18c76414c3e8a46f14013dcfec924b49c6f89bb4.jpeg) ![1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/original/4X/c/2/e/c2e2b4ff863e3d457984f9d59284f4f9b727f364.jpeg) Please suggest what i m doing wrong here ---
**Author:** ![AkshaySandhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/akshaysandhu/32/77316_2.png) [@AkshaySandhu](https://forum.uipath.com/u/AkshaySandhu)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/dictionary-issue/454546/2 "2022-07-07T08:20:29Z")
Hello @JSR_Techno_Talk_s It seems that the keys in dictionary starts and ends with double quotes. try checking key exit like below **`StaticFileCollectionResult.Keys.Contains("""appcode""")`** ---
**Author:** ![AkshaySandhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/akshaysandhu/32/77316_2.png) [@AkshaySandhu](https://forum.uipath.com/u/AkshaySandhu)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/dictionary-issue/454546/3 "2022-07-07T08:23:33Z")
Also as per this screenshot of yours ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/original/4X/5/1/6/516ba7e7706c337e4f352123b8ff1e610aa43fcb.png) you can see the back slash before appcode, it there to escape that double quote ---
**Author:** ![JSR\_Techno\_Talk\_s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/jsr_techno_talk_s/32/125544_2.png) [@JSR\_Techno\_Talk\_s](https://forum.uipath.com/u/JSR_Techno_Talk_s)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/dictionary-issue/454546/4 "2022-07-07T08:26:27Z")
You are right , Any idea How to over come from this I am reading a text file and adding to dictionary ![3](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/original/4X/e/6/7/e67de60aaaf1c87d18dd43b06722512bb626b8b3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AkshaySandhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/akshaysandhu/32/77316_2.png) [@AkshaySandhu](https://forum.uipath.com/u/AkshaySandhu)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/dictionary-issue/454546/5 "2022-07-07T08:31:58Z")
it looks like JSON file to me. In more appropriate way to try to de-serialize it. and simpler way would to keep your logic as is and the remove the double quotes after reading the text file. ---
**Author:** ![JSR\_Techno\_Talk\_s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/jsr_techno_talk_s/32/125544_2.png) [@JSR\_Techno\_Talk\_s](https://forum.uipath.com/u/JSR_Techno_Talk_s)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/dictionary-issue/454546/6 "2022-07-07T08:42:52Z")
Thanks Buddy , For Quick answer and ur suggestion ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/system/32/182466_2.png) [@system](https://forum.uipath.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/dictionary-issue/454546/7 "2022-07-10T08:43:26Z")
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