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url: /process-functions/dimension-item.md
description: >-
  This function is used to retrieve the name of an element in a dimension at
  specified index, returns a String.
---

# dimension.item

This function is used to retrieve the name of an element in a dimension at specified index, returns a `String`.

```js
dimension.item(dimension_name, index)
```

#### Parameters

* `dimension_name` - Name of a dimension.
* `index` - Position of an element

#### Example

```js
let element_name = dimension.item("time", 1);
```