# ee.Dictionary.getString

Extracts a named string value from a dictionary.

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| Usage | Returns |
|---|---|
| `Dictionary.getString(key)` | String |

| Argument | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|
| this: `dictionary` | Dictionary |   |
| `key` | String |   |

## Examples

### Code Editor (JavaScript)

```javascript
// A dictionary (e.g. results of ee.Image.reduceRegion of an S2 image).
var dict = ee.Dictionary({
  B1: 182,
  B2: 219,
  B3: 443,
  Region: 'The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park'
});

print('The "Region" value as an ee.String object', dict.getString('Region'));
```
Python setup

See the [Python Environment](https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using
`geemap` for interactive development.

```python
import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
```

### Colab (Python)

```python
# A dictionary (e.g. results of ee.Image.reduceRegion of an S2 image).
dic = ee.Dictionary({
    'B1': 182,
    'B2': 219,
    'B3': 443,
    'Region': 'The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park'
})

display('The "Region" value as an ee.String object:',
        dic.getString('Region'))
```