Item Property (Script Runtime)
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]
Arguments
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.
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.
The following example illustrates the use of the Item property.
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
Applies To:
Dictionary Object| Drives Collection| Files Collection| Folders Collection