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# Levels Collection (ADO MD)
Contains the [Level](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/level-object-ado-md.md) objects that make up a hierarchy.  
  
## Remarks  
 **Levels** is a standard ADO collection. By using 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/levels-collection-properties-methods-and-events.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [Catalog Example (VB)](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/catalog-example-vb.md)   
 [Hierarchy Object (ADO MD)](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/hierarchy-object-ado-md.md)   
 [Level Object (ADO MD)](../../../ado/reference/ado-md-api/level-object-ado-md.md)