Dictionary Objects in QTP ?

What are Dictionary Objects?

They store information in name/value pair.

How these are Different from Arrays?

Look like similar to Array but the difference is

1. Keys are used to identify the items in a dictionary object.

2. No need to call ReDim to chnge the Size.

3. When deleting an item from Dictionary, remaining items will automatically shift up.

4. They can’t be multi-dimensional.

Ilustration with an Example

Let’s understand the concept with an example:

Dim Dict

Set Dict = Server.CreateObject (“ Scripting Dictionary”)

Dict.Add “book1”, “Gandhi”

Dict.Add “book2”, “Nehru”

Dict.Add “book3”, “Indira”

Response.Write (“The book 2 is:” &Dict.item(“book2”))

Output: The book 2 is Nehru

Dictionary Objects

Properties: Compare Mode, Count, Item & Key.

Methods: Add, Exists & items.