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RETURN (constant)

Syntax

    RETURN

Description

Constant; represents a carriage return.

Example

This statement causes a paused movie to continue when the user presses the carriage return:

    if (the key = RETURN) then go to the frame + 1

Example

This statement uses the `RETURN` character constant to insert a carriage return between two lines in an alert message:

    alert "Last line in the file." & RETURN & "Click OK to exit."

Example

In Windows, it is standard practice to place an additional line-feed character at the end of each line. This statement creates a two-character string named CRLF that provides the additional line feed:

    CRLF = RETURN & numToChar(10)