Language Guide

APPENDIX A

The Language at a Glance

306 Constants

case If considered, AppleScript distinguishes uppercase letters

from lowercase.

diacriticals If ignored, AppleScript ignores diacritical marks in

string comparisons.

expansion If ignored, AppleScript treats the characters æ, Æ, œ, and

Œ as single characters and thus not equal to the character

pairs ae, AE, oe, and OE.

hyphens If ignored, AppleScript ignores hyphens in string

comparisons

punctuation If ignored, AppleScript ignores punctuation marks in

string comparisons.

white space If ignored, AppleScript ignores spaces, tab characters,

and return characters in string comparisons.

Text styles

all caps All caps

all lowercase All lowercase

bold Boldface

condensed Condensed

expanded Expanded

hidden Hidden

italic Italic

outline Outline

plain Plain text

shadow Shadow

small caps Small caps

strikethrough Strikethrough

subscript Subscript

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Table A-10 Constants deﬁned by AppleScript (continued)

Identiﬁer Meaning