Other Keywords

abbrev

Supported By

XION Scripting Language Standard (1.0)
OpenXION (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4)
OpenXION Base (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4)
HyperTalk (2.2)

Applies To

Functions and properties

Syntax

[the] abbrev function-or-property-name [of variant]

Example

get the abbrev date

Description

The abbrev keyword is a modifier that appears before a function call or property descriptor. It tells the function or property getter that the resulting value should be in an abbreviated form. The best example of this is the date function.

Synonyms

abbr, abbreviated, med, medium