symbol colon

• used in property list between keys and values

  • Examples:

     set view to {sky:"blue", terrain:"hilly", plants:"sparse"}

     set redactions to {:} -- an empty property list

  • Related: propertyListFormat

• used between parameter variable names and their default values (new in 2.02)

  • Examples:

     to updateReport with balance:0, increment:10

• used optionally in non-function handler before formal parameters

  • Examples:

     to handle simplifiedValue: numerator, denominator

• used in square bracket function syntax before arguments

  • Examples:

     put [connection sendMsg:"update", 44]