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nthElement

Syntax nthElement (class, n, container)

Params class is a string4 identifying the Apple Object Model class.

n is a number specifying the 1-based index position of the element being sought.

container is the specifier of the object in which this verb specifies an element.

Action Obtains a specifier for the nth element of class in container.

Returns The object specifier of the indexed item.

Examples nthElement (cWord, 4, x)
» (specifies the fourth word in container "x")

Platform Notes This verb is only implemented in the Mac OS version of Frontier.

Notes To indicate the nil container, use the number zero.

This verb is implemented as a small script that calls setObj, to which it is closely related.

See Also setObj

namedElement

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