Missing

Utility components

Missing

Sets/gets VARIANT currently used as a "missing" value. This is the value returned by the Item default property when the passed key/index is not found in the collection.

Syntax:

object.Missing = variable
variable = object.Missing

IDL definition:

[propget, id(7), helpstring("gets Missing item")] HRESULT Missing([out, retval] VARIANT *pVal);
[propput, id(7), helpstring("sets Missing item")] HRESULT Missing([in] VARIANT varVal);

Parameters:

object - Previously created VarDictionary object

variable - variable that will receive (or will be assigned) the "missing" value.

Examples:

var vardict = Server.CreateObject("newobjects.utilctls.VarDictionary");
vardict.Missing = "(error: item not found)";

Dim vardict
Set vardict = Server.CreateObject("newobjects.utilctls.VarDictionary")
vardict.Missing = "(error: item not found)"

Remarks:

If not specified VT_NULL is used.

Applies to: VarDictionary

See also: Item property