Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition
Item Property
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Description
Sets or returns an item for a specified key in a Dictionary object.

Syntax
object.Item(key)[ = newitem]

The Item property has the following parts:

Part Description
object Required. Always the name of a Dictionary object.
key Required. Key associated with the item being retrieved or added.
newitem Optional. 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. To avoid creating a new key and blank item, use .Exists(key) to check.


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