after

• Preposition
  • put ... after

    • The put after command appends a value as text after the existing value of any container:

    • Example:

      put "hi" into foo
      put "gher" after foo
      put foo --> higher

    • Note that this command always treats the container as text, and appends a text value. If either of the values is not text (such as a number, a list, or a property list), it will be converted to text before the values are concatenated.

  • insert ... after

    • The insert after command extends a list by inserting one or more new values after the existing list. If the original value in the container was not a list, it will be turned into a list of one item before the insertion takes place:

    • Example:

      put "hi" into foo
      insert "bye" after foo
      put foo —> ["hi","bye"]

    • Note that this command always treats the container as a list, and inserts a new value (or values) at the end of the list. If the destination is not a list (such as a string, a number, or a property list), it will be converted to a list of one value before the insertion takes place.

  • Related: before
• Operator keyword
  • comes after, does not come after
  • the offset of x in y after z
  • time out after x
  • the day after x
  • keyword in seek command (new in 1.67)