This table shows definitions for components of the Visual view.
| SeqNinja Help Terminology | Scripting Language Terminology | Generated Via: | |
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| Top-Level Procedures | Lower-Level Procedures | ||
Script – A list, composed of one or more steps, operations or comments that can be executed using the Run button ( ). Steps are executed in the same order in which they appear in the script. A template generates an “empty” script for a common task, and requires that values be filled in. |
Step – One or more operations appearing in a bounded box. Steps can be stacked to create a script. Operation – A single discrete command, such as “label this sequence as circular,” or “save results to this location.” All Toolkit panel items add either steps or operations to the script. |
Sequence Expression | Add Sequence File, Add Sequence Text, and Add Sequence Variable (all in the Sequences section) are sequence expressions. Add Sub-Range (Sequences section) is a partial sequence expression. |
| Function – Denoted by a light green frame. | Functions section items. | ||
Setting – Designates a location and/or option for subsequent use in the script. Each setting contains an equal sign ( ). |
Settings section items Define Integer Variable (Other section). |
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| Action | Print to Console (Other section). | ||
| Statement – Denoted by a light blue frame. | Templates Write to Results File, Define Sequence Variable (both in the Sequences section). |
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| Comment – Editable text on a pale yellow background. Comments have no effect on the execution of a script. | Add Comment (Other section). | ||
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