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WebScript Programmer's Quick Reference to Foundation Classes
As you learned in the previous chapter, when you write an application in WebScript, all values are objects, even simple values such as numbers or strings. The objects that represent strings, numbers, arrays, dictionaries, and other basic constructs are defined by classes in the Foundation framework. You use classes from the Foundation framework in virtually all WebScript applications.
- Representing Objects as Strings
- Mutable and Immutable Objects
- Determining Equality
- Writing to and Reading From Files
- Writing to Files
- Reading From Files
- Creating Strings
- Combining and Dividing Strings
- Comparing Strings
- Converting String Contents
- Modifying Strings
- Storing Strings
- Creating Arrays
- Querying Arrays
- Sorting Arrays
- Adding and Removing Objects
- Storing Arrays
- Representing Arrays as Strings
- Commonly Used Dictionary Methods
- Creating Dictionaries
- Querying Dictionaries
- Adding, Removing, and Modifying Entries
- Representing Dictionaries as Strings
- Storing Dictionaries
- The Calendar Format
- Date Conversion Specifiers
- Creating Dates
- Adjusting a Date
- Representing Dates as Strings
- Retrieving Date Elements