Is there a hidden iteration counter in this for loop?

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Published on 2009-01-05T14:02:46Z Indexed on 2010/05/31 1:42 UTC
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If you have a for loop such as:

For Each s As String In stringList
    ..do stuff..
Next

is there some sort of (hidden) iterator or do I have to add an external integer to keep count:

Dim i As Integer
For Each s As String In stringList
    ..do stuff..
    i += 1
Next

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