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Keyword, Global Properties, Function Calls

• Keyword

• Global Properties

  • Global properties are identified using the word the, followed by the property name. This distinguishes the property name from a variable name.

    put numberFormat —> "numberFormat"

    put the numberFormat —> "0.######"

• Function Calls

  • Functions that are called with no parameters can be invoked by using the followed by the function name.

    put the time —> 11:13 AM
  • Functions that are called with a single parameter can be invoked by optionally using the word the, then the function name, the word of and the parameter value.

    put length of "Hello" —> 5

    put the length of "Hello" —> 5