Re: What are the elements listed in a dictionary?
Re: What are the elements listed in a dictionary?
- Subject: Re: What are the elements listed in a dictionary?
- From: Paul Skinner <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 12:54:15 -0500
Maybe helpful.
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Commands act on objects. The definition of an object shows the syntax
for identifying the object, including its name and a brief
description (the underlined text). The class of an object determines
certain object characteristics, such as the commands you can use with
the object.
If an object has a plural form, you can refer to more than one object.
If an object has a list of elements, it contains other objects. The
element name, which you can use in your script, appears in bold. The
plain text describes how to refer to the element.
Objects may have properties. Property names appear in bold. The plain
text describes the type of value the property contains, such as a
string. Properties can be a constant value or one of a list of
constants. A script can get the value of a property and can set the
value of a property, unless the property has "[r/o]" (read-only)
after the syntax.
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included with your computer.
Paul Skinner
On Friday, March 21, 2003, at 05:00 PM, Jeffrey Mattox wrote:
I must have dozed off during an important lesson, so I need some
remedial training. I am confused by the "elements" shown in an
AppleScript dictionary. Unlike the properties list, I've found
nothing useful about the elements list.
For example, a text field has properties such as "text color" and
"bezeled," so I know I can access and manipulate those properties of
my text fields.
A text field also has elements such as "movie view" and "progress
indicator." What does this mean, and how can I use this information?
Jeff
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