<doc>
  <legacy_id>2262</legacy_id>
  <name>by</name>
  <type>keyword</type>
  <syntax>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Writing LiveCode</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <keyword tag="using">using Keyword</keyword>
  </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>Used with the <command tag="divide">divide</command> and <command tag="multiply">multiply</command> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary> to specify a number; used with the <command tag="rotate">rotate</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary> to specify how far to rotate; used with the <command tag="sort">sort</command> and <command tag="sort container">sort container</command> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary> to specify the <glossary tag="sort key">sort key</glossary>; used with the <command tag="combine">combine</command> and <command tag="split">split</command> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary> to specify the <glossary tag="delimiter">delimiters</glossary> for transforming a <glossary tag="variable">variable</glossary> between an <glossary tag="array">array</glossary> and a <keyword tag="string">string</keyword>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>divide myVariable by 2</example>
    <example>rotate image "Calliope" by -45</example>
    <example>sort lines of field "Data" by item 2 of each</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>by</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to divide or multiply a <glossary tag="container">container</glossary> by a number or to specify how to <command tag="sort">sort</command>.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>When used with the <b>combine</b> or <command tag="split">split</command> <glossary tag="command">command</glossary>, the <b>by</b> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> is a synonym for <keyword tag="using">using</keyword>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>