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# Element Property

> Element property of the ScanSources Object in the ABBYY FineReader Engine API — This property provides access to a single element of ABBYY FineReader Engine collection.

<Note>
  This is a common property. Any platform-specific implementation limitations will be listed in the topics for the objects using this property.
</Note>

This property provides access to a single element of ABBYY FineReader Engine collection. Each ABBYY FineReader Engine collection uses this property.

<Note>
  In Windows, this property allows you to access an element of the collection using the \[] operator in C#.
</Note>

## Syntax

### C++

```cpp theme={null}
HRESULT get_Element(
  int              Index,
  I<ElementType>** Result
);
// the "put" method is available only for some collections
HRESULT put_Element(
  int             Index,
  I<ElementType>* Value
);
```

### C\#

```csharp theme={null}
I<ElementType> <CollectionType>( int Index );
```

### Visual Basic .NET

```vb theme={null}
Property Element(Index As Integer) As I<ElementType>
```

## Parameters

Index

\[in] This variable contains the index of the element that is accessed via this method. It must be in the range from 0 to the Number of elements - 1, where the number of elements may be obtained from the Count property of the same collection.

Result

\[out, retval] A variable of type I\<ElementType>\* that receives a pointer to the interface of the collection element. ElementType is the type of the object forming the collection.

Value

\[in] Refers to the \<ElementType> object. ElementType is the type of the object forming the collection.

## Remarks

The table below describes the collections which provide this property and the types of elements in the collections:

| Collection type | Element type |
| - | - |
| [AuthorsList](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/document-related-objects/authorslist) | [AuthorInfo](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/document-related-objects/authorinfo) |
| [BarcodeText](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/barcodetext) | [BarcodeSymbol](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/barcodesymbol) |
| [BaseLanguages](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/language-related-objects/baselanguages) | [BaseLanguage](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/language-related-objects/baselanguage) |
| [BusinessCards](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/document-related-objects/businesscards) | [BusinessCard](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/document-related-objects/businesscard) |
| [Categories](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/classification-related-objects/categories) | [Category](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/classification-related-objects/category) |
| [Changes](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/document-comparison-objects/changes) | [Change](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/document-comparison-objects/change) |
| [CharacterRecognitionVariants](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/characterrecognitionvariants) | [CharacterRecognitionVariant](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/characterrecognitionvariant) |
| [CheckmarkGroup](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/checkmarkgroup) | [CheckmarkBlock](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/checkmarkblock) |
| [ClassificationObjects](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/classification-related-objects/classificationobjects) | [ClassificationObject](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/classification-related-objects/classificationobject) |
| [ClassificationResults](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/classification-related-objects/classificationresults) | [ClassificationResult](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/classification-related-objects/classificationresult) |
| [DetectedLanguages](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/language-related-objects/detectedlanguages) | [DetectedLanguage](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/language-related-objects/detectedlanguage) |
| [DictionaryDescriptions](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/language-related-objects/dictionarydescriptions) | [DictionaryDescription](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/language-related-objects/dictionarydescription) |
| [FRPages](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/document-related-objects/frpages) | [FRPage](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/document-related-objects/frpage) |
| [FuzzyStrings](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/language-related-objects/fuzzystrings) | [FuzzyString](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/language-related-objects/fuzzystring) |
| [IntsCollection](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/supplementary-objects-and-methods/intscollection) | [int](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/advanced-techniques/programming-aspects/working-with-properties) |
| [LayoutBlocks](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/layoutblocks) | [Block](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/block) |
| [Licenses](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/license-related-objects/licenses) | [License](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/license-related-objects/license) |
| [List](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/list) | [ListLevel](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/listlevel) |
| [OfficeConverters](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/image-related-objects/officeconverters) <br /><br /> **Note:** *Linux and Windows only.* | [OfficeConverterTypeEnum](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/enumerations/officeconvertertypeenum) |
| [ParagraphLines](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/paragraphlines) | [ParagraphLine](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/paragraphline) |
| [Paragraphs](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/paragraphs) | [Paragraph](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/paragraph) |
| [PDFPictures](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/parameter-objects/export-parameters/pdfpictures) | [PDFPicture](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/parameter-objects/export-parameters/pdfpicture) |
| [PredefinedLanguages](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/language-related-objects/predefinedlanguages) | [PredefinedLanguage](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/language-related-objects/predefinedlanguage) |
| [RegionsCollection](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/supplementary-objects-and-methods/regionscollection) | [Region](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/supplementary-objects-and-methods/region) |
| [ScanSources](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/mechanism-objects/scansources) <br /><br /> **Note:** *Windows only.* | [ScanSource](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/mechanism-objects/scansource) |
| [SeparatorGroup](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/separatorgroup) | [SeparatorBlock](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/separatorblock) |
| [SpellReplacementCollection](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/supplementary-objects/spellreplacementcollection) <br /><br /> **Note:** *Windows Visual Components only.* | [SpellReplacement](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/supplementary-objects/spellreplacement) |
| [SpellWordCollection](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/supplementary-objects/spellwordcollection) <br /><br /> **Note:** *Windows Visual Components only.* | [SpellWord](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/supplementary-objects/spellword) |
| [SplitRegions](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/supplementary-objects-and-methods/splitregions) | [SplitRegion](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/supplementary-objects-and-methods/splitregion) |
| [StringsCollection](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/supplementary-objects-and-methods/stringscollection) | [BSTR](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/advanced-techniques/programming-aspects/working-with-properties) |
| [TableCells](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/tablecells) | [TableCell](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/tablecell) |
| [TableSeparators](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/tableseparators) | [TableSeparator](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/tableseparator) |
| [TabPositions](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/tabpositions) | [TabPosition](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/tabposition) |
| [TrainingImagesCollection](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/image-related-objects/trainingimagescollection) | [TrainingImage](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/image-related-objects/trainingimage) |
| [TrainingResults](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/classification-related-objects/trainingresults) | [TrainingResult](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/classification-related-objects/trainingresult) |
| [WordRecognitionVariants](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/wordrecognitionvariants) | [WordRecognitionVariant](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/wordrecognitionvariant) |
| [Words](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/words) | [Word](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/word) |

## See also

[Item](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/supplementary-objects/spellwordcollection/item-method)

[Working with Collections](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/advanced-techniques/programming-aspects/working-with-collections)

[Working with Properties](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/advanced-techniques/programming-aspects/working-with-properties)