Inside Macintosh: AppleScript Language Guide / Part 3 - Appendixes

Appendix A - The Language at a Glance

References

A reference is a phrase that specifies an object. Table A-2 summarizes the reference forms you can use to specify objects in AppleScript. The first
column lists the name of the reference form. The second column lists the
syntax for that form.

When you use references to specify objects, you can specify a series of containers, each of which is itself a reference, to identify the object uniquely.
Table A-3 lists the ways to specify containers.

For examples and more detailed descriptions of the AppleScript reference forms, see Chapter 5, "Objects and References."

Reference form syntax

Reference form	Syntax
Arbitrary Element	some className
Every Element	every className
	pluralClassName
Filter	referenceToObject whose Boolean
	referenceToObject where Boolean
ID	className ID IDvalue
Index	className integer
	className index integer
	first className
	second className
	third className
	fourth className
	fifth className
	sixth className
	seventh className
	eighth className
	ninth className
	tenth className
	integer st className
	integer nd className
	integer rd className
	integer th className
	last className
	front className
	back className
Middle Element	middle className
Name	className string
	className named string
Property	propertyLabel
Range	every className from reference to reference
	pluralClassName from reference to reference
	className integer through integer
	className integer thru integer
	pluralClassName integer through integer
	pluralClassName integer thru integer
Relative	className before reference
	className front of reference
	className in front of reference
	className after reference
	className back of reference
	className in back of reference

Container notation in references

Container notation	Syntax
in	reference in containerReference
of	reference of containerReference
's	containerReference's reference