<doc>

<legacy_id>1590</legacy_id>

<name>commandChar</name>

<type>property</type>

<syntax>

<example>set the commandChar of <i>menuItem</i> to <i>character</i></example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

</objects>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<classification>

</classification>

<references>

<keyword tag="menuItem">menuItem Keyword</keyword>

<property tag="acceleratorKey">acceleratorKey Property</property>

<property tag="markChar">markChar Property</property>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

</history>

<platforms>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<summary>Has no effect and is included in <glossary tag="LiveCode">LiveCode</glossary> for compatibility with imported <keyword tag="top">HyperCard</keyword> <function tag="stacks">stacks</function>.</summary>

<examples>

</examples>

<description>

<p>In HyperCard, the <b>commandChar</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> determines the Command <glossary tag="key combination">key combination</glossary> for a <glossary tag="menu item">menu item</glossary>.</p><p/><p>A handler can set the <b>commandChar</b> to any <function tag="value">value</function> without causing a <glossary tag="error">script error</glossary>, but the actual Command <glossary tag="key combination">key combination</glossary> is not changed.</p>

</description>

</doc>