Language Guide

APPENDIX A
The Language at a Glance
Placeholders 307
Placeholders A
Table A-11 explains the placeholders used in the syntax descriptions in
this appendix.
superscript Superscript
underline Underline
Save options
ask Ask user whether to save modified object or objects.
no Don’t save modified object or objects.
yes Save modified object or objects.
Alignment
center Centered
full Justified
left Flush left
right Flush right
Boolean constants
false The Boolean false value.
true The Boolean true value.
Miscellaneous
current
application
Either the default target application or whatever
application is currently set as a script’s parent property.
Table A-10 Constants defined by AppleScript (continued)
Identifier Meaning