Basic Actions

Table of contents

1. Comment
2. Count
3. Get Object of Class
4. Get Type
5. Nothing
6. Number
7. Stop Shortcut
8. Control Flow
   1. Wait
   2. Wait to Return
9. Notifications
   1. Alert
   2. Ask for Input
   3. Confirm
   4. Show Notification
10. Output
    1. Content Graph
    2. Must Output
    3. Output or Copy to Clipboard
    4. Quick Look
    5. Show Result
    6. Stop and Output

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Actions in this category are automatically included.

Comment

Add an explicit comment.

comment(rawtext text)

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Count

Returns a count of type of items in input.

enum countType {
    'Items',
    'Characters',
    'Words',
    'Sentences',
    'Lines',
}

count(variable input, countType ?type = "Items"): number

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Get Object of Class

Get the object of class from a variable.

getObjectOfClass(text class, variable from)

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Get Type

Get the type of input.

typeOf(variable input): text

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Nothing

Clear the current output.

nothing()

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Number

Create a number value.

number(number number): number

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Stop Shortcut

Stops the shortcut.

stop()

Control Flow

Wait

Wait a specified number of seconds.

wait(number seconds)

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Wait to Return

Wait for the user to return to Shortcuts.

waitToReturn()

Notifications

Alert

Shows an alert with text and optional title and an OK button to proceed.

alert(text alert, text ?title)

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Ask for Input

Ask for input with prompt, with optional inputType and defaultValue.

enum inputType {
    'Text',
    'Number',
    'URL',
    'Date',
    'Time',
    'Date and Time',
}

prompt(text prompt, inputType ?inputType = "Text", text ?defaultValue, text ?multiline = true)

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Confirm

Shows an alert with text and optional title. It displays an OK button to proceed, and a cancel button that stops the Shortcut.

confirm(text alert, text ?title)

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Show Notification

Shows a custom notification message.

showNotification(text body, text ?title, bool ?playSound = true, variable ?attachment)

Output

Content Graph

Display input as a content graph.

contentGraph(variable input)

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Must Output

Stop and output output. Respond with response if there is nowhere to output.

mustOutput(text output, text response)

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Output or Copy to Clipboard

Stop and output output. Copy to the clipboard if there is nowhere to output.

outputOrClipboard(text output)

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Quick Look

Preview input in Quick Look.

quicklook(variable input)

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Show Result

Show input.

show(text input)

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Stop and Output

Stop and output output. Do nothing if there is nowhere to output.

output(text output)