Language Guide

CHAPTER 3
Values
40 Value Class Definitions
For example, you can use the class identifier Text to coerce a date to a string:
set x to date "May 14, 1993" as text
class of x
--result: string
Although definitions for value class synonyms are included in the sections that
follow, they do not correspond to separate value classes. For more information
about coercing values using synonyms, see “Coercing Values,” which begins on
page 68.
Table 3-1 AppleScript value class identifiers
Value class
identifier Description of corresponding value
Boolean A logical truth value
Class A class identifier
Constant A reserved word defined by an application or AppleScript
Data Raw data that cannot be represented in AppleScript, but can
be stored in a variable
Date A string that specifies a day of the week, day of the month,
month, year, and time
Integer A positive or negative number without a fractional part
List An ordered collection of values
Number Synonym for class Integer or class Real; a positive or negative
number that can be either of class Integer or of class Real
Real A positive or negative number that can have a fractional part
Record A collection of properties
Reference A reference to an object
String An ordered series of characters
Styled Text Synonym for a special string that includes style and font
information
Text Synonym for class string