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=== Overview === | === Overview === | ||
The <code>ATTRIBUTES</code> command retrieves a blank-separated list of attributes of a [[Programmer_Guide/ | The <code>ATTRIBUTES</code> command retrieves a blank-separated list of attributes of a [[Programmer_Guide/Shell_Items_Intro/Introducing_Shell_Items|shell item]], or of variables available in a given context. | ||
=== Usage === | === Usage === | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 22 March 2011
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ATTRIBUTES
Overview
The ATTRIBUTES command retrieves a blank-separated list of attributes of a shell item, or of variables available in a given context.
Usage
#list := ATTRIBUTES item|MACRO|SHELL|GLOBAL- returns the blank-separated list of all available attributes for the supplied shell item
itemor a list of variables available:- in the current macro, if
ATTRIBUTES MACROis used; - in the current shell, if
ATTRIBUTES SHELLis used; - globally, if
ATTRIBUTES GLOBALis used.
- in the current macro, if
Example
#table := new table * #list := ATTRIBUTES $#table um 'The item attributes available for a table item are: $#list' delete /Var #list
See also the example script relection.sts.
