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quote

Type

constant

Summary

Equivalent to the double quote character " (ASCII 34).

Syntax

quote

Description

Use the quote constant to embed quotes in a string, and to refer to quotes in a script.

You must use this constant because if you use the quote character itself, it is treated as the beginning or end of a literal string and causes an execution error.

Examples

if last char of it is quote then delete last char of it
local tResponseToPost
put quote & field 2 & quote into tResponseToPost

command: constant

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile

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