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the ID of <i>button</i>
the ID of <i>field</i>
the [<i>adjective</i>] ID of <i>card</i>
the ID of <i>bkgnd</i>
the ID of <i>menu</i>
the ID [of HyperCard]
the ID of <i>window</i>
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The<code> ID </code>property returns the permanent ID number of any button, field, card,  background, window, or menu in the current stack.

The<code> ID </code>of HyperCard is<code> WILD</code>.

The<code> ID </code>of a standalone application is its creator code.

All objects except stacks have IDs. You <u>can’t</u> change the ID number of an object, window, or menu.

If an object doesn’t have a name, HyperCard returns the<code> ID </code>instead.

The adjectives<code> abbreviated</code>,<code> long</code>, and<code> short </code>return various forms of a card’s ID.  (Click Demo Script.)