<doc>
  <legacy_id>1586</legacy_id>
  <name>cut</name>
  <type>command</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>cut [<i>object</i>]</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>User Interaction</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="delete">delete Command</command>
    <command tag="copy">copy Command</command>
    <function tag="clipboard">clipboard Function</function>
    <message tag="cutKey">cutKey Message</message>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Copies the <property tag="selected">selected</property> text or the <property tag="selected">selected</property> section of an <keyword tag="image">image</keyword>, or an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary>, and deletes it from the <keyword tag="selection">selection</keyword>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>cut <code><i>-- cuts whatever is selected</i></code></example>
    <example>cut player "Quivering Apple" from recent card</example>
    <example>cut the selectedObject</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>cut</b> command to place <glossary tag="object">objects</glossary> or text on the <function tag="clipboard">clipboard</function> while removing them from the <object tag="stack">stack</object>.</p><p/><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>object</i> is any available <glossary tag="object">object</glossary>. If no <i>object</i> is specified, the <b>cut</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> cuts whatever is currently <property tag="selected">selected</property> to the <function tag="clipboard">clipboard</function>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If no object is specified, the <b>cut</b> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> is equivalent to choosing <a/><b/>Edit menu<img src="202656"/>Cut<important/>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>