<doc>
  <legacy_id>2311</legacy_id>
  <name>tab</name>
  <type>constant</type>
  <syntax>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Text and Data Processing</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <constant tag="space">space Constant</constant>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Equivalent to the tab <keyword tag="character">character</keyword> (ASCII 9, Control-I).</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>write field nextField &amp; tab to file exportFile</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>tab</b> <command tag="constant">constant</command> as an easier-to-read substitute for<code> numToChar(9)</code>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The <b>tab</b> <command tag="constant">constant</command> is needed because you can't type the <keyword tag="character">character</keyword> it represents in a <property tag="script">script</property>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>