sentences

Type

keyword

Summary

Used with the number functionto designate parts of a string delimited by Unicode sentence breaks, as determined by the ICU Library.

Syntax

sentences

Description

Use the sentences keyword to count the number of sentences in a container.

A sentence is a chunk delimited by Unicode sentence breaks, as determined by the ICU Library.

note

The sentence chunk includes the punctuation mark at the end of the sentence, if there is one. It will also include any trailing spaces. The rules describing Unicode sentence breaks are available at http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr29/#Sentence_Boundaries

Examples

put "This is the first sentence. This is the second sentence." into tText
put the number of sentences in tText -- returns 2

put "The green apple costs $0.50, the red apple costs $0.60. Which one should I buy?" into tText
put the number of sentences in tText -- returns 2

Related

control structure: function

function: number

glossary: keyword

keyword: sentence

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 7.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile