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

	<syntax>
	</syntax>

	<synonyms>
	</synonyms>

	<summary>Used with the <function tag="number">number</function> <control_st tag="function">function </control_st>to designate parts of a string delimited by Unicode sentence breaks, as determined by the ICU Library.</summary>

	<examples>
<example><p>put "This is the first sentence. This is the second sentence." into tText</p><p>put the number of sentences in tText -- returns 2</p></example>
<example><p>put "The green apple costs $0.50, the red apple costs $0.60. Which one should I buy?"  into tText</p><p>put the number of sentences in tText -- returns 2</p></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>
		<category>Database Operations</category>
	</classification>

	<references>
		<keyword tag="sentence">sentence keyword</keyword>
	</references>

	<description>
	<overview>Use the <b>sentences</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to count the number of sentences in a container.</overview>

		<parameters>
		</parameters>

	<value></value>
	<comments>A <b>sentence</b> is a chunk delimited by Unicode sentence breaks, as determined by the ICU Library.<p></p><note> The sentence chunk includes the punctuation mark at the end of the sentence, if there is one.</note></comments>
	</description>
</doc>