Dictionary AddRange

public static void AddRange<K, T, TI>(this IDictionary<K, T> target, IEnumerable<TI> source, Func<TI, K> key, Func<TI, T> selector, bool set = true)
{
 source.ForEach(i =>
 {
 var dKey = key(i);
 var dValue = selector(i);
 if (set)
 {
 target[dKey] = dValue;
 }
 else
 {
 target.Add(key(i), selector(i));
 }
 });

}

class Car
{
 int Id {get;set;}
 string Name {get;set;}
}

public void AddCars (IDictionary<int, string> carDictionary, Car[] cars)
{
 
 carDictionary.AddRange(cars, c=> c.Id, c => c.Name);
}
public Enum Makers 
{
 Ford,
 Chevy
}
public Car[] GetCars(Makers maker)
{
 if (manufacturer == Makers.Ford)
 {
 return 
 new Car[] 
 {
 new Car(1, "Ford Focus"),
 new Car(2, "Ford Edge") 
 };
 else {
 //return some other cars
 }
}

Dictionary<int,string> carsById = new Dictionary<int,string>();
var fords = GetCars(Makers.Ford);
//do something with fords
carsById.AddRange(fords);

var chevys = GetCars (Makers.Chevy);
//do something with chevys
carsById.AddRange(chevys);


//The alternative, without the extension method is something like:
fords.Union(chevys).ToDictionary(...);

//but there are times when you may want to simply add to a dictionary at different points in the pipe, instead of always creating it from a given set of entities