alphanumeric, alphanumerics

Character Type

Used in is a (or is all) operator to test whether every character of some text is either alphabetic or numeric, with no other characters.

Example:

put "A quick brown fox 23" is all alphanumeric --> False  (because it contains space characters)
put "QuickFox23" is all alphanumeric --> True

Related Terms

Related terms in the SenseTalk Dictionary:

• is a, is not a, isn't a, is all, is not all, isn't all

Pattern Element Type

(Added in SenseTalk 1.81)

Within the SenseTalk Pattern Language, a pattern element defined using alphanumeric or alphanumerics will match the specified number of characters that are either alphabetic or numeric.

Example:

set subGroupPattern to <“[“, 3 alphanumerics, “]”>
put “[3Gs]” matches subGroupPattern -—> True

Synonyms:

• letterOrDigit, letterOrDigits

Further Reading

Resources in our other reference manuals:

• Pattern Definition Elements