Name: variableNames

Type: function

Syntax: the variableNames

Syntax: variableNames()

Summary: <return|Returns> a list of all <parameter|parameters>, <local variable|local variables>, and <global> <variable|variables>.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
the variableNames

Example:
repeat with x=1 to the number of items of line 4 of the variableNames

Returns:
The <variableNames> function <return|returns> a value consisting of four <lines> :
        1. Parameters passed to the current handler (including leading '@' for parameters passed by-reference)
        2. Local variables created in the current handler
        3. Local variables created in the current script but outside all handlers
        4. Global variables

Within each line, the variable or parameter names are separated by commas.

Description:
Use the <variableNames> <function> to find out which sources of <value> are available to the current <handler>, or to see whether a <variable> name is available for use.

References: lines (keyword), global (command), local (command), functionNames (function), paramCount (function), globalNames (function), value (function), parameter (glossary), handler (glossary), variable (glossary), return (glossary), local variable (glossary), function (control_st)

Tags: properties
