Lookup Method

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Gets an expansion from a definition in the Auto Expand dictionary.

Syntax

'Declaration
 
Function Lookup( _
   ByVal abbreviation As String _
) As String

'Usage
 
Dim instance As IAutoExpand
Dim abbreviation As String
Dim value As String
 
value = instance.Lookup(abbreviation)

string Lookup( 
   string abbreviation
)

abbreviation: An Auto Expand dictionary entry. The abbreviation that gets expanded.

The expansion string if an entry exists, or null if an entry doesn't exist.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	This exception is thrown if the input parameter is null (or in Visual Basic, is Nothing).

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