Microsoft® JScript™ Item Property | Language Reference Version 2

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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. Read/write.

##### Syntax

> 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.

##### 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);
> >     }

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