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Task/Named-parameters/AppleScript/named-parameters-1.applescript

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+on getName(x)
+	set {firstName, lastName} to {"?", "?"}
+	try
+		set firstName to x's firstName
+	end try
+	try
+		set lastName to x's lastName
+	end try
+
+	return firstName & ", " & lastName
+end getName

Task/Named-parameters/AppleScript/named-parameters-2.applescript

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+getName({firstName:"John", lastName:"Doe"})
+--> Returns: "John, Doe"
+getName({lastName:"Doe"})
+--> Returns: "?, Doe"

Task/Named-parameters/AppleScript/named-parameters-3.applescript

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+on getName(x) -- x assumed to be a record for this demo.
+    set x to x & {firstName:"?", lastName:"?"}
+
+    return x's firstName & ", " & x's lastName
+end getName
+
+getName({lastName:"Doe"})
+--> "?, Doe"

Task/Named-parameters/AppleScript/named-parameters-4.applescript

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+on getName from firstName beside lastName
+    return firstName & ", " & lastName
+end getName
+
+getName beside "Doe" from "John"
+--> "John, Doe"

Task/Named-parameters/AppleScript/named-parameters-5.applescript

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+on getName given firstName:firstName, lastName:lastName
+    return firstName & ", " & lastName
+end getName
+
+getName given lastName:"Doe", firstName:"John"
+--> "John, Doe"

Task/Named-parameters/AppleScript/named-parameters-6.applescript

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+on getName given firstName:firstName, lastName:lastName, comma:comma
+    if (comma) then
+        return firstName & ", " & lastName
+    else
+        return firstName & space & lastName
+    end if
+end getName
+
+getName given lastName:"Doe", firstName:"John" comma:true -- compiles as: getName with comma given lastName:"Doe", firstName:"John"
+--> "John, Doe"
+getName without comma given lastName:"Doe", firstName:"John"
+--> "John Doe"

Task/Named-parameters/AppleScript/named-parameters-7.applescript

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+use AppleScript version "2.4" -- Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) or later.
+
+on getName under category : "Misc: " given firstName:firstName : "?", lastName:lastName : "?", comma:comma : true
+    if (comma) then
+        return category & firstName & ", " & lastName
+    else
+        return category & firstName & space & lastName
+    end if
+end getName
+
+getName given lastName:"Doe"
+--> "Misc: ?, Doe"