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# COM\_get

Get property value from COM interface.

## 📝 Syntax

* v = get(h, propertyname)
* v = COM\_get(h, propertyname)
* v = h.propertyname

## 📥 Input argument

* h - a COM object.
* propertyname - a string: the property's name of COM object.

## 📤 Output argument

* v - a nelson variable.

## 📄 Description

The function returns the value of the property specified in the string, propertyname.

## 💡 Example

```matlab
e = actxserver('Excel.Application');
get(e, 'Path')
e.Path
```

## 🔗 See also

[COM\_set](/nelson/markdown/en/com_engine/com_set.md).

## 🕔 History

| Version | 📄 Description  |
| ------- | --------------- |
| 1.0.0   | initial version |