Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition Item Property |
Scripting Run-Time Reference Version 2 |
Sets or returns an item for a specified key in a Dictionary object. For collections, returns an item based on the specified key. Read/write.
object.Item(key) [= newitem]The Item property has the following parts:
Part Description object Required. Always the name of a collection or Dictionary object. key Required. Key associated with the item being retrieved or added. newitem Optional. Used for Dictionary object only; no application for collections. If provided, newitem is the new value associated with the specified key.
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.The following example illustrates the use of the Item property:
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