AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition

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Name

get... as

Synopsis

coercion by target

Syntax

[get]reference as class

Description

If reference is an object or attribute of some application, you're asking that application to fetch it and coerce it to class. If the application is willing, the result is a value of the requested datatype. If not, there's a runtime error.

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