Language Guide

APPENDIX A
The Language at a Glance
Placeholders 311
resultListVariable A parameter variable for a list of results for objects that were
handled before an error occurred.
saveOption A constant (yes, no, or ask) that specifies whether to save an
object that has been modified before closing it.
scriptObjectVariable A variable whose value is a script object. (For more information
about script objects, see Chapter 9, “Script Objects.”)
session An object that specifies a specific session.
statement An AppleScript statement.
string An expression that evaluates to a string. (String is an AppleScript
value class. For more information about strings, see page 61.)
subroutineName An identifier (name) for a subroutine.
subroutineParamLabel Any of the following labels: above, against, apart from,
around, aside from, at, below, beneath, beside, between,
by, for, from, instead of, into, on, onto, out of, over,
thru (or through), under.
timeDifference An integer specifying a time difference in seconds.
variable A variable (a user-defined identifier that represents a value).
variablePattern A variable, a list of variable patterns, or a record of
variable patterns.
Table A-11 Placeholders used in syntax descriptions (continued)
Placeholder Explanation