global

Description

The global methods and properties for ExtendScript.

Properties

Infinity readonly	The Infinity global property is a predefined variable with the value for infinity.
NaN readonly	The NaN global property is a predefined variable with the value NaN (Not-a-Number), as specified by the IEEE-754 standard.
undefined readonly	This global property is a predefined variable with the value for an undefined value.

Methods

alert readonly	Displays an alert box
confirm readonly	Displays an alert box with Yes and No buttons; returns true for Yes
decodeURI readonly	Decodes a string created with?encodeURI().
decodeURIComponent readonly	Decodes a string created with?encodeURIComponent().
encodeURI readonly	Encodes a string after RFC2396.
encodeURIComponent readonly	Encodes a string after RFC2396.
escape readonly	Creates a URL-encoded string from aString.
eval readonly	Evaluates its argument as a JavaScript script, and returns the result of evaluation.
isFinite readonly	Evaluates an expression and reports whether the result is a finite number.
isNaN readonly	Evaluates an expression and reports whether the result is “Not-a-Number” (NaN).
isXMLName readonly	Returns true if the supplied string is a valid XML name.
localize readonly	Localizes a ZString-encoded string and merges additional arguments into the string.
parseFloat readonly	Extracts a floating-point number from a string.
parseInt readonly	Extracts an integer from a string.
prompt readonly	Displays a dialog allowing the user to enter text
setDefaultXMLNamespace readonly	Defines the default XML namespace.
unescape readonly	Translates URL-encoded string into a regular string, and returns that string.
uneval readonly	Creates a source code representation of the supplied argument, and returns it as a string.