Name: commandNames

Type: function

Syntax: the commandNames

Syntax: commandNames()

Summary: <return|Returns> a list of all built-in <command|commands> in <LiveCode>.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:

the commandNames

Example:

if field "Name" is among the lines of the commandNames then exit repeat

Returns: The <commandNames> <function> <return|returns> a list of <command> names, one per <line>.

Description:

Use the <commandNames> <function> to check whether a particular <command> already exists in <LiveCode>, to avoid using a <reserved word> for your own custom <handler|handlers>.

The <commandNames> <function> <return|returns> all the <command|commands> that can be used in <LiveCode>, including synonyms.

References: line (keyword), propertyNames (function), functionNames (function), handler (glossary), LiveCode (glossary), command (glossary), return (glossary), reserved word (glossary), on (control_st), function (control_st)