MacScripter / Referencing application class directly vs indirectly

xmaslance · 2017-06-06 09:58:45 am

Is there a (material) difference between referencing an Objective-C class using the class name directly versus the 'class' keyword with string "literal"?

Using NSURL as an example:

Applescript:
set theNSURL to current application's NSURL's fileURLWithPath:posixPath

Compared to:

Applescript:
set theNSURL to current application's class "NSURL"'s fileURLWithPath:posixPath

Thanks,
Lance

Shane Stanley · 2017-06-06 04:39:40 pm

It's a good question. The only answer I can give is that the class version was used in Apple samples originally, but last I heard from one of the Apple team, the variable form was now preferred.

#1 2017-06-06 09:58:45 am

Referencing application class directly vs indirectly

Applescript:

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#2 2017-06-06 04:39:40 pm

Re: Referencing application class directly vs indirectly

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