Item Property

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Description

Sets or returns an item for a specified key in a Dictionary object. For collections, returns an item based on the specified key.

Property type

Read-write property

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Property Item( _ ByRef Key As Variant _ ) As Variant

Parameters

Key: Key associated with the item being retrieved or added.

Return Type

Used for Dictionary object only; no application for collections. If provided, newitem is the new value associated with the specified key.

Remarks

If key is not found when changing an item, a new key is created with the specified newitem. If key is not found when attempting to return an existing item, a new key is created and its corresponding item is left empty.

Example

The following example illustrates the use of the Item property.

Getting an Item (JScript)
Getting an Item (Visual Basic)

function DicTest(keyword)
{
   var a, d; 
   d = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.Dictionary");
   d.Add("a", "Athens");
   d.Add("b", "Belgrade");
   d.Add("c", "Cairo");
   a = d.Item(keyword);
   return(a);
}

Function ItemDemo
   Dim d   ' Create some variables.
   Set d = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
   d.Add "a", "Athens"   ' Add some keys and items.
   d.Add "b", "Belgrade"
   d.Add "c", "Cairo"
   ItemDemo = d.Item("c")   ' Get the item.
End Function