Method

GetStringComparisonObjectDescriptor

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Description

Returns the AppleEventObjectSpecifier that matches the string comparison passed.

Usage

result = GetStringComparisonObjectDescriptor(comparisonKey, comparisonForm, field, value)

Part	Type	Description
result	AppleEventObjectSpecifier	The object that was found.
comparisonKey	String	The type of comparison to be performed. This string must be four characters in length.
comparisonForm	String	The form of the comparison. For example, "prop" indicates that the comparison will be checking a property.
field	String	The field the comparison will be performed on. The ComparisonForm parameter controls how the field parameter is interpreted.
value	String	The value that the comparison will be performed against.

Notes

Valid comparison keys are:

Comparison Key	Description
=	Equals
>	Greater than
>=	Greater than or equal to
<	Less than
<=	Less than or equal to

Comparison keys must be four characters. You must include spaces after the characters in the comparison key so that the string passed is four characters in length.

Compatibility

Project Types	Desktop
Operating Systems	macOS

See also

AppleEvent class, GetIndexedObjectDescriptor, GetNamedObjectDescriptor, GetOrdinalObjectDescriptor, GetPropertyObjectDescriptor, GetRangeObjectDescriptor, GetTestObjectDescriptor functions.