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# CubeDefs Collection (ADO MD)
Contains the [CubeDef](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/cubedef-object-ado-md.md) objects that represent a cube from a multidimensional catalog.  
  
## Remarks  
 **CubeDefs** is a standard ADO collection. With the properties and methods of a collection, you can do the following:  
  
-   Obtain the number of objects in the collection with the [Count](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/count-property-ado.md) property.  
  
-   Return an object from the collection with the default [Item](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/item-property-ado.md) property.  
  
-   Update the objects in the collection from the provider with the [Refresh](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/refresh-method-ado.md) method.  
  
 This section contains the following topic.  
  
-   [Properties, Methods, and Events](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/cubedefs-collection-properties-methods-and-events.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [Catalog Example (VB)](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/catalog-example-vb.md)   
 [Catalog Object (ADO MD)](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/catalog-object-ado-md.md)   
 [CubeDef Object (ADO MD)](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/cubedef-object-ado-md.md)