Elements in Named Lists

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#1

Hi folks. I’m trying to reduce the feedback from this instruction:

tell application "Google Chrome" to get properties of window 1

It returns a list of many properties, all named:

{closeable:true, zoomed:false, active tab index:41, class:window, index:1, visible:true, name:"MacScripter / Post new topic", miniaturizable:true, mode:"normal", active tab:tab id 245 of window id 86 of application "Google Chrome", id:86, miniaturized:false, resizable:true, bounds:{2112, 25, 3565, 2064}, zoomable:true}

I am assuming this is a list, and that I can ask for the bounds of this list. But I don’t know how. How can I ask for the bounds? How can I ask for mode?ii don’t think I have to iterate the list to qualify an item. I can’t find any notes on named lists online.

Any insight appreciated. Cheers

#2

this shud get u the bounds


tell application "Google Chrome" to get bounds of window 1

similarly mode


tell application "Google Chrome" to get mode of window 1
#3

That might be because they are records, not ‘named lists’.

#4

Excellent. Thank you.

#5

An array is not defined by “a collection of element”. An empty array is still an array. If that is the proper term for this, then it’s misleading.

#6

https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptLangGuide/conceptual/ASLR_lexical_conventions.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40000983-CH214-SW10 From the Applescript Language Guide Lexical Conventions…

In Literals and Constants, it defines list and record. The List entry provides a link to the list class where it describes it as:

https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptLangGuide/reference/ASLR_classes.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40000983-CH1g-BBCDBHIE

For some reason, the record entry does not provide a link to the record class, where further details are offered including a description:

https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/AppleScript/Conceptual/AppleScriptLangGuide/reference/ASLR_classes.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40000983-CH1g-BBCDGEAH

Hope this helps.

#7

Yes, but they are two separate objects. That’s what I was making clear.

#8

And there is nothing strange about that. You yourself get the values of the keys (properties) separately. But no one is forcing you to do this. Get them in a single list:


tell application "Google Chrome" to {mode, bounds} of window 1