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A Foundation for WebScript Programmers: Quick Guide to Useful Classes

This chapter gives an overview of the classes you use most commonly in WebScript, the WebObjects scripting language. For a description of WebScript language features and syntax, see the "Using WebScript" chapter.

Foundation Objects

Types

Sending Messages

Representing Objects as Strings

Mutable and Immutable Objects

Determining Equality

Reading from and Writing to Files

Writing to Files

Reading from Files

Working with Strings

Commonly Used String Methods

Creating Strings

Combining and Dividing Strings

Comparing Strings

Converting String Contents

Modifying Strings

Storing Strings

Working with Arrays

Commonly Used Array Methods

Creating Arrays

Querying Arrays

Sorting Arrays

Adding and Removing Objects

Storing Arrays

Representing Arrays as Strings

Working with Dictionaries

Commonly Used Dictionary Methods

Creating Dictionaries

Querying Dictionaries

Adding, Removing, and Modifying Entries

Representing Dictionaries as Strings

Storing Dictionaries

Working with NSCalendarDates

The Calendar Format

Commonly Used NSCalendarDate Methods

Creating NSCalendarDates

Adjusting an NSCalendarDate

Representing NSCalendarDates as Strings

Retrieving NSCalendarDate Elements

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