VBScript Properties of Collection

Some typical predefined Elements are.

• FileSystemObject Object:
  • Drives Property ≡ Drives Collection
• FileSystemObject Object:
  • Folder Object
    • SubFolders Property ≡ Folders Collection

Count Property

last updated 09 Dec 2017

is to return the read-only number of elements in the associated Collection or Object.

Syntax

objvar.Count

Argument

objvarRequired. The variable name of the associated Object instantance.CountRequired Property Keyword. To specify the Count Property of an Object..Required. The dot notation used to access the Property of an object.

Remark

• Count Property is a genetic Property for all being supported Object.
• Count Property is a read-only property.

Applied to

Dictionary Object, Drives Collection, Files Collection, Folders Collection, Matches Collection

Item Property

last updated 09 Dec 2017

is to return the read-only item of an element in the associated collection or Object according to the specified key

Syntax

objvar.Item(key)

Argument

objvarRequired. The variable name of the associated Object instantance.ItemRequired Property Keyword. To specify the Item Property of an Object.keyRequired. To specify the key used to return the item of the specified key..Required. the dot notation used to access the Property of an object.(…)Required. the brackets to enclose the parameters.

Remark

• Item Property is a genetic Property for all being supported Object.
• Item Property is a read-only property.
• An error will return if the specified key is not found.

Applied to

Matches Collection,

Item Property

last updated 09 Dec 2017

is to set, if optional itemnew is given, the item of an element with the specified key, or to create if the specified key is not found, an element with key, itemnew, or to return the item with the specified key in associated Dictionary Object.

Syntax

objvar.Item(key)[ = itemnew]

Argument

objvarRequired. The variable name of the associated Object instantance.ItemRequired Property Keyword. To specify the Item Property of an Object.keyRequired. To specify the key used to return the item of the specified key or to set the element with the specified key with the optional itemnew.itemnewOptional. Required for setting the value of item with specified key to itemnew..Required. the dot notation used to access the Property of an object. (…)Required. the brackets to enclose the parameters.=Optionial. required as assigning equal to operator for setting the value of item with specified key to itemnew.

Remark

• Item Property is a genetic Property for all being supported Object.
• Item Property is a read/write property.
• If key is not found when changing an item, the given key is always created with item value equals to the specified optional itemnew.
• If key is not found when attempting to return an existing item, the given key is created with empty associated item.

Applied to

Dictionary Object