# DictionaryCollection.GetItem Method

> Gets a particular dictionary from the collection by using the specified name.

- **Product:** TX Spell .NET for WPF
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Proofing`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TXSpell.WPF.SDK` (assembly `TXSpell.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TXSpell.Core.SDK` (assembly `TXSpell.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXSpell.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Spell .NET for WPF > Reference > TXTextControl.Proofing > DictionaryCollection.GetItem Method
- **481 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionarycollection/getitem-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionarycollection/getitem-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionarycollection/getitem-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets a particular [dictionary](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/llms-full.txt) from the [collection](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionarycollection/llms-full.txt) by using the specified [name](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/name-property/llms-full.txt).

### Syntax

```csharp
public Dictionary GetItem(string name);
```

```vbnet
Public Function GetItem(name As String) As Dictionary
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| name | Specifies a [dictionary name](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/name-property/llms-full.txt). |

### Return Value

The return value is null, if a [dictionary](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/llms-full.txt) with the specified [name](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/name-property/llms-full.txt) could not be found. Otherwise, it is an object of the type [Dictionary](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionary/llms-full.txt).

### Examples

The following example retrieves item from the dictionary collection.

```csharp
var result = dictionaryCollection.GetItem("CustomerName");
Console.WriteLine($"Get Item result: {result}");
```

```vbnet
Dim result = dictionaryCollection.GetItem("CustomerName")
Console.WriteLine($"Get Item result: {result}")
```

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [DictionaryCollection.Add Method](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionarycollection/add-method/llms-full.txt)
- **Next:** [DictionaryCollection.HasEditableUserDictionaries Property](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-wpf/reference/txtextcontrol-proofing/dictionarycollection/haseditableuserdictionaries-property/llms-full.txt)