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The **ChildRead **property returns the "instance count" of the ChildFileClass for the current process/report. For example, each time a new ChildFileClass is added to the process or report, a sequential instance number is allocated (starting from 1). The second instance will be 2 and so on.

**ChildRead** is incremented and decremented by the [[next  get next element .htm|ProcessClass.Next]] method, and initialized by the [[reset  position to the first element .htm|ProcessClass.Reset]] method.

**Example:**

**ThisWindow.Init PROCEDURE**

**  CODE**

**  .....**

**  CF5:Level = ThisReport.AddItem(CF5:ViewManager,1)   ! Returns 1**

**  CF9:Level = ThisReport.AddItem(CF9:ViewManager,2)   ! Returns 2**

**ThisReport.TakeRecord PROCEDURE**

**  CODE**

**  CASE SELF.ChildRead**

**  OF 0**

**    PRINT(RPT:Detail)**

**  OF CF5:Level**

**    ! Do something with this child record of the first ChildFileclass**

**    PRINT(RPT:Detail2)**

**  OF CF9:Level**

**    ! Do something with this child record of the second ChildFileclass**

**    PRINT(RPT:Detail3)**

**  END**

**See Also:     **[[additem program the reportmanager object .htm|AddItem]]