me

Equivalent to the object that contains the currently running handler.

# Metadata

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

# Syntax

me

# Examples

set the borderWidth of me to it

put the short ID of me into tSavedID

put me into myVariable -- puts contents, if me is a container

put me into myVariable -- puts name, if me is not a container

# Description

Use the me keyword within a handler to determine which object script is execute.

The me keyword is a reference to the object whose script contains the current handler. If me is executed in a behavior script, then me refers to the object that is executing the behavior script.

If the currently executing handler is in the script of the object that received the original message, then me is the same as the object whose name is return by the target function. For example, suppose a button script contains a mouseDown handler. The value of the target function within that mouseDown handler is the same as the name of me: the name of the button.

However, if the mouseDown handler is in the card script instead of the button, me is not the same as the object specified by the target. In this case, me is the card, but the target function returns the button name, because the button is the object that first received the mouseDown message.

The me keyword can be used anywhere an object reference is used.

# Tags

objects,

# See

- **property:** script, behavior, name - **glossary:** object, return, handler, button, execute, message, keyword, object reference - **message:** mouseDown - **keyword:** card - **object:** card, button - **control structure:** function - **function:** menuButton, target - **command:** dispatch