how to change a new dictionary, old one will keep its value?

[shaoxk66]

i have a dictionary which contains user-defined class items. i need to change the value of these items. each time i change value, the item value in original dictionary will also be changed, and i lost my orignial data. how to solve it?
code like this:
dim olddict as new scripting.dictionary
dim newdict as scripting.dictionary

olddict.add key item
set newdict = olddict
....
then when change items in newdict, olddict changes too. even i add items one by one from olddict, olddict value still changes

thanks

 

[ChrisHirst]

because you are simply creating a reference to the same object.

you will have to create a new object then copy the data over

Chris.

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