Information Access

[Context: HL Kit … Basic Concepts and Terminology … Scripting Language]

The goal of writing a script is to retrieve and/or manipulate one or more facets of either an actor or a visual element. Consequently, your primary focus, as an author, will be on how to access information. The Kit uses an hierarchical structure for managing all the different objects. This section of the documentation outlines the basics of how to navigate the hierarchy and access the information you need.

Topics

Each of the basic facets of information access is detailed in the topics below.

• Script Contexts and Targets
• Context Access - Transitions
• Target Access
• Combining Contexts and Targets
• Special Symbols