@ (at sign)
Keyword
Symbolic abbreviation for “reference to”
Example:
swapValues @x, @y —- pass the variables x and y by reference
Synonyms:
reference
Related Terms
Related terms in the SenseTalk Dictionary.
Formal Parameter of a Handler
The symbol ‘@‘ may also be used before any of the formal parameters of a handler, as a suggestion to users that they might want to pass the value by reference. This usage has no actual effect, though.
Example:
to swapValues @firstVar, @secondVar
Preceeding Double-Quoted String Literals (Added in SenseTalk 1.61)
Double-quoted string literals preceded by @ treat \ as an escape sequence.
Recognized escape sequences:
- \a = audible bell
- \b = backspace
- \f = formfeed
- \n = newline (the same as SenseTalk’s
returnconstant) - \r = carriage return
- \t = tab
- \v = vertical tab
- \x## = unicode value
- \u#### = unicode value
- \U######## = unicode value
- \\ = backslash
Examples:
put @"\n\t" is return & tab -—> True
put @"\x51" -—> "Q"
Related Terms
Related terms in the SenseTalk Dictionary.