AppleScript in a Nutshell

Index

A note on the digital index

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Symbols

" (double quote), Data Types

string data type and, Description

& (ampersand)

& operator, &

return constant and, return

' (single quote), Data Types

() (parentheses), Subroutines

() operator, ( )

* (asterisk)

* operator, *

+ (plus sign)

+ operator, +

- (minus sign)

- operator, -

/ (forward slash)

/ operator, / ÷ div

in directory paths, Conventions Used in This Book

< (left angle bracket)

< <= operators, ≤ <=

= (equal sign)

= operator, =

> (right angle bracket)

> >= operators, > , ≥ >=

\\\\ (backslash), Examples

\\\\ (escape character), Examples

^ (caret sign)

^ operator, ^

[] (square brackets)

[a] reference to operator, [a] reference to

_ (underscore), Naming Identifiers or Variables and Functions

in positional parameters, Subroutines with Positional Parameters

in variable names, Variables

_ operator, Description

{} (curly braces), Data Types, Dictionary classes

font characteristics and, Dictionary classes

| (pipe character), Naming Identifiers or Variables and Functions

in variable names, Variables

¬ (guillemet characters), Description

¬ (line continuation character), Line Continuation Character

in Script Editor, Line Continuation Character

¸ (division sign), Description