<doc>
	<legacy_id></legacy_id>
	<name>segment</name>
	<type>keyword</type>

	<syntax>
	</syntax>

	<synonyms>
		<synonym>word</synonym>
	</synonyms>

	<summary>Designates a space-<glossary tag="delimit">delimited</glossary> or <glossary tag="quoted">quoted</glossary> <keyword tag="string">string</keyword> as part of a <glossary tag="chunk expression">chunk expression</glossary>.</summary>

	<examples>
<example>get last segment of the long name of this stack</example>
	</examples>

	<history>
		<introduced version="7.0">Added.</introduced>
		<deprecated version=""></deprecated>
		<removed version=""></removed>
		
		<experimental version=""></experimental>
		<nonexperimental version=""></nonexperimental>
	</history>

	<objects>
	</objects>

	<platforms>
		<mac/>
		<windows/>
		<linux/>
		<ios/>
		<android/>
	</platforms>

	<classes>
		<desktop/>
		<server/>
		<web/>
		<mobile/>
	</classes>

	<security>
	</security>


	<classification>
		<category>Text and Data Processing</category>
	</classification>

	<references>
		<keyword tag="character">character keyword</keyword>
		<keyword tag="item">item keyword</keyword>
		<keyword tag="line">line keyword</keyword>
		<keyword tag="token">token keyword</keyword>
		<keyword tag="words">words keyword</keyword>
		<keyword tag="sentence">sentence keyword</keyword>
		<keyword tag="paragraph">paragraph keyword</keyword>
		<keyword tag="trueWord">trueWord keyword</keyword>
	</references>

	<description>
	<overview>Use the segment keyword to refer to one or more words in a container.</overview>

		<parameters>
		</parameters>

	<value></value>
	<comments>A segment is delimited by one or more spaces, tabs, or returns, or enclosed by double quotes. A single segment can contain multiple characters and multiple items, but not multiple lines.<p></p><p></p><note> Segments are delimited by double quotes ("), but not by curved quotes (""). LiveCode does not treat curved quotes as quotes.</note></comments>
	</description>
</doc>