Key Property

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Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition Key Property  Scripting Run-Time Reference 
Version 2 

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Description
Sets a key in a Dictionary object.
Syntax
object.Key(key) = newkey

The Key property has the following parts:

Part Description
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 run-time error will occur.

The following example illustrates the use of the Key property:

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