Language Guide

CHAPTER 3
Values
42 Value Class Definitions
Class 3
A value of class Class is a class identifier. A class identifier is a reserved word
that specifies the class to which an object or value belongs. The Class property
of an object contains a class identifier value.
LITERAL EXPRESSIONS
string
integer
real
boolean
class
PROPERTY
Class The class identifier for the object. This property is read-only, and
its value is always class.
ELEMENTS
None
OPERATORS
The operators that take class identifier values as operands are &, =, , and As.
The operator As takes a value of one class and coerces it to a value of a class
specified by a class identifier. For example,
"1.5" as real
coerces a string into the corresponding real number, 1.5. For more information
about coercing values, see Chapter 6, “Expressions.”
COERCIONS SUPPORTED
AppleScript supports coercion of a class identifier to a single-item list.