Editing AppleScript (section)

==={{anchor|AppleScriptObjC}}AppleScriptObjC===
A [[Cocoa (API)|Cocoa]] development [[software framework]], also called AppleScript/Objective-C or ASOC,<ref>{{cite web |last=Tsai |first=Michael |date=September 29, 2014 |title=AppleScript and Yosemite |url=https://mjtsai.com/blog/2014/10/29/applescript-and-yosemite/ |website=mjtsai.com |access-date=May 9, 2017}}</ref> part of the Xcode package since [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://developer.apple.com/library/content/releasenotes/ScriptingAutomation/RN-AppleScriptObjC/ |title=AppleScriptObjC Release Notes |website=developer.apple.com |access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref> AppleScriptObjC allows AppleScripts to use Cocoa classes and methods directly.<ref>{{cite web |last=Waldie |first=Ben |date=September 6, 2012 |title=Building a basic AppleScriptObjC (Cocoa-AppleScript) application with Xcode |url=http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1942301 |website=peachpit.com |access-date=May 9, 2017}}</ref> The following table shows the availability of AppleScriptObjC in various versions of macOS:<ref>Table adapted from: {{cite web |last=Naganoya |first=Takaaki |title=ASObjCExtras Scripting Guide |url=http://www.piyocast.com/download_file/ASObjCExtras_scripting_guide.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.piyocast.com/download_file/ASObjCExtras_scripting_guide.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |website=piyocast.com |access-date=May 9, 2017}}</ref>

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|+ Where AppleScriptObjC can be used in each macOS version
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! scope=col | {{Screen reader-only|OS version}} !! scope=col | In [[Xcode]] !! scope=col | In applets !! scope=col | In [[#AppleScript Libraries|AppleScript<br/>Libraries]] !! scope=col | In [[AppleScript Editor|Script Editor]]
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| [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard|10.6]] || {{ya}} || || ||
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| [[Mac OS X Lion|10.7]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || 
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| [[OS X Mountain Lion|10.8]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || || 
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| [[OS X Mavericks|10.9]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || 
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| [[OS X Yosemite|10.10]] || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}
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AppleScriptObjC can be used in all subsequent Mac OS X versions.