private void button1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { StringTable gender = new StringTable(); gender.setIndexes( StringTableEntry.NumericCode, StringTableEntry.LetterCode, StringTableEntry.FullText, "requireSecondOfficer" ); gender.addItem("1", "m", "Male", "false"); gender.addItem("2", "f", "Female", "true"); gender.addItem("99", "u", "Unknown", "true"); gender["Male", StringTableEntry.FullText][StringTableEntry.NumericCode] = "3"; int value = int.Parse(gender["Male", StringTableEntry.FullText][StringTableEntry.NumericCode]); //retrieve numeric code for a Male StringTable bob = new StringTable(); MessageBox.Show(value.ToString()); }