Which code segment should you insert at line 23?

You develop an application by using C#. The application counts the number of times a specific word appears within a set of text files. The application includes the following code. (Line numbers are included for reference only.)


You have the following requirements:
Populate the _wordCounts object with a list of words and the number of occurrences of each word.
Ensure that updates to the ConcurrentDictionary object can happen in parallel.
You need to complete the relevant code.
Which code segment should you insert at line 23?


A. Option A
B. Option B
C. Option C
D. Option D

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2 thoughts on “Which code segment should you insert at line 23?

  1. D would actually work, if you have just one thread. But with parallel updates you cannot rely on the previous value. Tricky!

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