Language Guide

APPENDIX A
The Language at a Glance
308 Placeholders
Table A-11 Placeholders used in syntax descriptions
Placeholder Explanation
applicationName A string containing the name of the application as it would be
listed in the Application menu, or a string of the form
"Disk:Folder1:Folder2:...:ApplicationName" that specifies where
the application is stored. For more information, see page 146.
attribute An attribute, identified by a constant, that can be considered
or ignored in a Considering or Ignoring control statement.
The constants for attributes are case, white space,
diacriticals, hyphens, expansion, punctuation, and
application responses.
Boolean An expression that evaluates to true or false. (Boolean is an
AppleScript value class. For more information about Boolean
values, see page 41.)
className A class identifier or an expression that evaluates to an object
class identifier.
commandName An identifier (name) for a command.
commandStatement A statement, consisting of a command with either parameter
values or formal parameters, to be passed to a parent script object.
compoundValue An expression that evaluates to a compound value (a list, record,
or string).
containerReference A reference that specifies a container for another object.
dataValue An expression that evaluates to a value of the appropriate class for
the object being created.
date An expression that evaluates to a date. (Date is an AppleScript
value class. For more information about dates, see page 44.)
directParameter The direct parameter of a subroutine definition.
directParameterVariable A parameter variable used as a placeholder for the value of the
direct parameter in a subroutine definition.
errorMessage An expression, usually a string, that describes an error.
errorMessageVariable A parameter variable for the expression that describes the error.
errorNumber The error number for the error.
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