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Lingo

These terms are important language elements that you use to construct scripts.

Booleans

Use these terms to test whether a condition exists:

| `FALSE` `(0 is the` numerical equivalent of `FALSE`.)
| `TRUE` `(1 is the` numerical equivalent of `TRUE`.)
| `not`
| `or`

Script control

Use these terms to control how a script executes:

`abort` | `pass`
`do` | `result`
`exit` | `scriptsEnabled`
`halt` | `scriptText`
`nothing` | `stopEvent`

Code structures

Use `if` to create if..then statements.

Use `case`, `end case`, and `otherwise` in case statements.

Use these terms for repeat loops:

`end repeat` | `repeat with`
`exit repeat` | `repeat with...down to`
`next repeat` | `repeat with...in list`
`repeat while` | ``

Syntax elements

Use these terms as part of Lingo's syntax:

`# (symbol)` | `member (keyword)`
`" (string)` | `of`
`¬ (continuation)` | `or`
`-- (comment)` | `property`
`() (parentheses)` | `sprite`
`castLib` | `the`
`end` | `window`
`global` | ``