<doc>
  <legacy_id>1838</legacy_id>
  <name>target</name>
  <type>keyword</type>
  <syntax>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Objects &amp; Messages</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <function tag="target">target Function</function>
  </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>Specifies the text contents of the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> which was the target of the <keyword tag="message box">message</keyword> currently being <glossary tag="handle">handled</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>answer target</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>target</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to access the contents of the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> named in the <function tag="target">target</function> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>The only semantic difference between the <b>target</b> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st> and the <b>target</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> is that the <b>target</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> is not preceded by the word "<code>the</code>".</p><p/><p>If the target object is not a field, the <b>target</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> reports the name of the <glossary tag="object">object</glossary>, just like the <function tag="target">target</function> <control_st tag="function">function</control_st>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>