itemDelimiter

Specifies the character used to separate items in chunk expressions.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Changed:7.0.0 Security:

# Syntax

set the itemDelimiter to character(s)

# Examples

set the itemDelimiter to numToChar(202)

set the itemDelimiter to tab

set the itemDelimiter to ";;"

# Description

Use the itemDelimiter property to divide text into chunks based on a delimit character.

From LiveCode 7.0, itemDelimiter can be a string of one or several characters. chunk expressions use the itemDelimiter to determine where one item ends and the next begins.

Since the itemDelimiter is a local property, its value is reset to comma when the current handler finishes execute. It retains its value only for the current handler, and setting it in one handler does not affect its value in other handlers it calls.

# Tags

text processing,

# See

- **keyword:** item, items, character - **constant:** comma, colon, formfeed - **command:** reset - **function:** value, itemOffset - **glossary:** property, chunk expression, handler, execute, call, chunk, local property, delimit