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HyperTalk Reference

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get

The get command puts the value of any expression or property into the local variable it.

That is, get expression is the same as put expression into it

Examples

Demo Script

Related Topics

• put

Placeholders

expression

HyperTalk Definition

Any HyperTalk expression. All expressions evaluate to text, a number, or a constant.

For example:

Note: Formally, HyperCard distinguishes between factors (simple values) and expressions. The difference between factors and expressions matters only if you like to drop parentheses. Most functions take factors as their parameters, which is why length of 3 + 5 returns 6 and length of (3 + 5) returns 1. In short, always use parentheses to group things the way you want them to evaluate, and you won’t have to worry about the difference between factors and expressions.

AppleScript Definition

Any series of words that has a value.

property

HyperTalk Definition

A literal string that names a characteristic of an object (for example, a field or button property) or of HyperCard itself (called a global property).

Properties vary depending on the object and include

AppleScript Definition

A characteristic of an object that has a single value and is identified by a label.

object

HyperTalk Definition

The object HyperCard, or any expression that identifies an object by name, number, or id.

For example:

AppleScript Definition

An identifiable part of an application, or a thing within an application that can respond to commands.