edit

Opens the script of an object in the development environment.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows, linux Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

edit [the] script of object [at line,column]

# Params

- object : Any object reference. Using the optional at syntax will pass the subsequent items to the editScript handler as a second parameter. By convention the first two parameters should be a line number and a column character offset from the start of the line.

# Examples

edit the script of this card

edit the script of button 1

edit the script of player "Show Me"

# Description

Use the edit command in the development environment to open the LiveCode script editor with the script of the specified object.

The edit command is equivalent to selecting the object and choosing Object menu then Object Script.

>*Important:* . If the script editor is not open, the edit command > opens a window that shows the script.

# Tags

# See

- **property:** userLevel, editScripts, script - **message:** editScript - **function:** licensed - **glossary:** object, development environment, command, script editor