MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-DIRECTOR SCRIPTING, Reference

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This handler sorts the list aList and then displays the result in the Message window:
-- Lingo syntax
on sortList aList
alist.sort()
put(aList)
end sortList
// JavaScript syntax
function sortList(aList) {
aList.sort();
put(aList);
}
If the movie issues the statement
sortList machinery
, where
machinery
is the list in the
preceding example, the result is [#balls:3, #gears:6, #ramps:8].
The following statements create an empty linear list:
-- Lingo syntax
x = [ ]
x = list()
// JavaScript syntax
var x = list();
The following statements create an empty property list:
-- Lingo syntax
x = [:]
x = propList()
// JavaScript syntax
var x = propList();
See also
add , addVertex() , append , count() , deleteAt , duplicate() (list function) ,
findPos , findPosNear , getProp() , getAt , getLast() , getPos() , ilk() , list() ,
max() , min , setAt , setaProp , sort
@ (pathname)
Usage
@ pathReference
Description
Pathname operator; defines the path to the current movie’s folder and is valid on both Windows
and Macintosh computers.
Identify the current movie’s folder by using the
@
symbol followed by one of these pathname
separators:
•
/
(forward slash)
•
\
(backslash)
•
:
(colon)
When a movie is queried to determine its location, the string returned will include the @ symbol.