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Version: 25.2

curly braces

  • Used to enclose property lists
    • Examples:
set dog to {name:"Fido", breed:"poodle", color:"black"}
set scores to {} --> an empty property list, may also use "{:}"
  • Note: SenseTalk is very accommodating about the brackets used for collections, allowing any of ( ), [ ], or around both lists and property lists. However, it is strongly encouraged to always use for property lists, and [ ] for lists.
  • Used around capture groups in a pattern
    • new in 1.81
    • Examples:
set phoneNum to <"(", {prefix:3 digits}, ")", {number:3 digits, "-", 4 digits}>
  • Related: < > , replace