word

Designates a space-delimit or quoted string as part of a chunk expression.

# Metadata

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

# Syntax

word

# Examples

get last word of the long name of this stack put it

local tString put "Apples, peaches, and pears." into tString put word 2 of tString --> peaches,

# Description

Use the word keyword to refer to one or more words in a container.

A word is delimit by one or more spaces, tabs, or returns, or enclosed by double quotes. A single word can contain multiple characters and multiple items, but not multiple lines.

>*Note:* Words are delimit by > double quotes ("), but not by curved quotes > (“”). LiveCode does not treat curved quotes as > double quote.

>*Note:* To refer to actual words in a chunk expression, i.e., words > delimit by Unicode word breaks, use the keyword trueWord.

# Tags

text processing,

# See

- **keyword:** byte, character, codepoint, codeunit, item, line, paragraph, segment, sentence, string, token, trueWord, words - **glossary:** chunk expression, container, delimit, double quote, keyword, quoted, Unicode