Exists Method (Windows Script Host) 

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Indicates whether a specific key value exists in the WshNamed object.


object.Exists(key)

Parameters

  • object
    WshNamed object.
  • Key
    String value indicating an argument of the WshNamed object.

Remarks

The Exists method returns a Boolean value. It returns true if the requested argument was specified on the command line (otherwise, it returns false).

Example

Consider the following information typed at the command line.

myScript.vbs /c:"WSH is a wonderful thing"

You could use these two lines of JScript code to find out whether the following command line switches were used to start the script.

WScript.Echo(WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("C"));

WScript.Echo(WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("D"));

Applies To:

WshNamed Object

See Also

Reference

Arguments Property (WScript Object)
WshUnnamed Object
Count Method (Windows Script Host)
Item Property (WshNamed)