token

Type

keyword

Summary

Designates a LiveCode token as part of a chunk expression.

Syntax

token

Description

Use the token keyword to parse a LiveCode statement.

A token is a string of characters delimited by certain punctuation marks. The rules for deciding what a token is are as follows:

1. Each of the following characters is a token: + - = * / [ ] (

   )  {  }  <  >  and comma (,).
2. Each of the following characters is a token delimiter: semicolon (;),
   space, return, and tab.
3. Each string of any other characters that is either separated by one
   of the above characters, or delimited by double quotes, is a token.
   The token does not include the separating character(s).

A single token can contain multiple characters, but not multiple words, items, or lines.

note

The token chunk is implemented for the LiveCode language, and probably isn't suitable for use in a general-purpose language parser.

Examples

get token 1 of "someFunction(a+b)" -- yields someFunction

get token 2 of "someFunction(a+b)" -- yields (

get token 3 of "someFunction(a+b)" -- yields a

get token 3 of "a+b" -- yields b

Related

glossary: chunk expression, LiveCode

keyword: word, real8

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile