Language Guide

APPENDIX A

The Language at a Glance

294 References

References A

A reference is a phrase that speciﬁes an object. Table A-2 summarizes the

reference forms you can use to specify objects in AppleScript. The ﬁrst

column lists the name of the reference form. The second column lists the

syntax for that form.

When you use references to specify objects, you can specify a series of con-

tainers, each of which is itself a reference, to identify the object uniquely.

Table A-3 lists the ways to specify containers.

For examples and more detailed descriptions of the AppleScript reference

forms, see Chapter 5, “Objects and References.”

Table A-2 Reference form syntax

Reference form Syntax

Arbitrary Element some className

Every Element every className

pluralClassName

Filter referenceToObject whose Boolean

referenceToObject where Boolean

ID className ID IDvalue

Index className integer

className index integer

first className

second className

third className

fourth className

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