Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition Count Property | Language Reference Version 2

See Also Applies To

##### Description

> Returns the number of items in a collection or Dictionary object. Read-only.

##### Syntax

> object.Count

> The object is always the name of one of the items in the Applies To list.

##### Remarks

> The following code illustrates use of the Count property:

> >     Function ShowKeys
> >       Dim a, d, i, s          '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"
> >       a = d.Keys              'Get the keys
> >       For i = 0 To d.Count -1 'Iterate the array
> >         s = s & a(i) & "<BR>" 'Create return string
> >       Next
> >       ShowKeys = s
> >     End Function

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