$

Description

The $ object provides a number of debugging facilities and informational methods.

Static Properties

build readonly	The ExtendScript build information.
buildDate readonly	The ExtendScript build date.
decimalPoint readonly	The character used as the decimal point character in formatted numeric output.
engineName readonly	The name of the current ExtendScript engine, if set.
error readonly	The most recent run-time error information.
fileName readonly	The file name of the current script.
flags readonly	Gets or sets low-level debug output flags.
global readonly	A reference to the global object, which contains the JavaScript global namespace.
hiresTimer readonly	A high-resolution timer, measuring the time in microseconds. The timer starts when ExtendScript is initialized during the application startup sequence. Every read access resets the timer to Zero.
includePath readonly	The path for include files for the current script.
level readonly	The current debugging level, which enables or disables the JavaScript debugger.
line readonly	The current line number of the currently executing script.
locale readonly	Gets or sets the current locale.
localize readonly	Set to true to enable the extended localization features of the built-in toString() method.
memCache readonly	The ExtendScript memory cache size, in bytes.
os readonly	The current operating system version information.
screens readonly	An array of objects containing information about the display screens attached to your computer.
stack readonly	The current stack trace.
strict readonly	Sets or clears strict mode for object modification.
version readonly	The version number of the ExtendScript engine.

Static Methods

about readonly	Shows an About box for the ExtendScript component, and returns the text for the box.
bp readonly	Breaks execution at the current position.
colorPicker readonly	Invokes the platform-specific color selection dialog, and returns the selected color.
evalFile readonly	Loads and evaluates a file.
gc readonly	Initiates garbage collection in the ExtendScript engine.
getenv readonly	Retrieves the value of an environment variable.
setenv readonly	Sets the value of an environment variable.
sleep readonly	Suspends the calling thread for a number of milliseconds.
toString readonly	Converts this object to a string.
write readonly	Prints text to the Console.
writeln readonly	Prints text to the Console, and adds a newline character.