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Key Property 

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Sets a key in a Dictionary object.


object.Key(key) = newkey

Arguments

  • object
    Required. Always the name of a Dictionary object.
  • key
    Required. Key value being changed.
  • newkey
    Required. New value that replaces the specified key.

Remarks

If key is not found when changing a key, a new key is created and its associated item is left empty.

The following example illustrates the use of the Key property:

var d;

d = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.Dictionary");



function AddStuff()

{

   var a;

   d.Add("a", "Athens");

   d.Add("b", "Belgrade");

   d.Add("c", "Cairo");

}



function ChangeKey(oldkey, newkey)

{

   var s;

   d.Key("c") = "Ca";

   s = "Key " + oldkey + " changed to " + newkey;

   return(s);

}

Function DicDemo

   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"

   d.Key("c") = "d"   ' Set key for "c" to "d".

   DicDemo = d.Item("d")   ' Return associate item.

End Function

Applies To:

Dictionary Object

See Also

Reference

CompareMode Property
Count Property (Script Runtime)
Item Property (Script Runtime)