Inside Macintosh: AppleScript Finder Guide / Part - Appendixes

Appendix A - Finder Commands at a Glance

Placeholders

Table A-2 explains the placeholders used in the syntax descriptions in
this appendix.

Placeholders used in syntax descriptions

Placeholder	Explanation
bitsToTest	The value of the bits to test with the Computer command.
className	A class identifier or an expression that evaluates to a class identifier.
expression	A series of terms whose value is a Boolean, class identifier, constant, data, date, integer, list, real, record, reference, or string.
gestaltSelector	The Gestalt selector for the information about the operating environment to be tested with the Computer command.
propertyLabel	The name of a property.
propertyValue	An expression that evaluates to a value of the appropriate class for the property being defined.
referenceList	A list of references.
referenceToApplication	A reference to an application.
referenceToContainer	A reference to a container.
referenceToDisk	A reference to a disk or a list of references.
referenceToLocation	A reference to the new location for an object copied with the Duplicate command.
referenceToObject	A reference to an object or a list of references.
referenceToTrash	A reference to the Trash.