Item Method
The Item method returns an individual item in a collection. This is the default method of Documents, AutoShapes, and AutoWindows collections.
Syntax
object.Item( index )
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| index | Variant* | required, see remarks |
Remarks
* The type is Double for the AutoSelection collection.
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For the Documents collection, index can be a 1-based integer or the complete path and file name of the document. The file name without the path can also be specified.
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For the AutoShapes collection, index can be a 1-based integer or the object ID of the desired shape.
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For the AutoSelection collection, index can be a 1-based double.
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For the AutoWindows collection, index can be a 1-based integer or the name of the window as it appears in the window caption.
Example
This example shows how to select an object by name.
Shapes.Item("Polygon 1").Select
Used by: AutoAxes collection, AutoDocWindows collection, AutoPlotWindow object, AutoFits collection, AutoLegends collection, AutoPlots collection, AutoSelection collection, AutoShapes collection, AutoWindows collection, Documents collection