Language Guide

INDEX
379
Standard suite, of application commands 85
Starts With operator 165, 173–174
statements 14–17
compound 16
defined 14
simple 16
storing values in variables 150
strings, special characters for 62
String value class 60–64
Styled Text value class 64–66
Style property 315–317, 321
subroutines 221–240
calling
labeled parameters 230–232
no parameters 223
positional parameters 236–240
defined 221
defining
labeled parameters 229–234
no parameters 223
positional parameters 235–239
libraries of 226
subtraction of date and number values 180–181
subtraction operator 167
suites 314
synonyms
for operators 143, 163–168
for value classes 38
syntax conventions xix
syntax description, defined 78
T
Tab character in strings 62
target 71
targets 18
Tell statements 72, 185–190
compound 189–190
introduced 16
simple 188
tenth reserved word 131
terminating
handler execution 240
Repeat statement execution 204
tests 190
text
element of a string 60
non-English 66
styled 64–66
synonym for string 66
Text Item Delimiters property 319
of AppleScript 158–160
Text Item object class 339–341
Text object class 336–338
text objects 313–317
Text Style Info object class 341–342
text styles 315–317
Text value class 66
the, use of in AppleScript 16
third reserved word 131
through reserved word 136
thru reserved word 136
timeout. See With Timeout statements
Titled property 325
to reserved word 229, 236
try reserved word 207
Try statements 204–209
defined 206
typographic conventions xix
U
unary operators 21
Uniform Styles property 315–317, 322
uppercase letters 28, 214
user-defined commands 76, 221–240
user-defined objects. See script objects