ManuScript Language Guide for Sibelius® | Ultimate Software Legal Notices © 2020 Avid Technology, Inc., (“Avid”), all rights reserved. This guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Avid. For a current and complete list of Avid trademarks visit: www.avid.com/legal/trademarks-and-other-notices Bonjour, the Bonjour logo, and the Bonjour symbol are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Thunderbolt and the Thunderbolt logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. This product may be protected by one or more U.S. and non-U.S. patents. Details are available at www.avid.com/patents. Product features, specifications, system requirements, and availability are subject to change without notice. Guide Part Number 9329-66222-00 REV A 12/20 Contents Introduction . 1 Rationale. 1 Technical Support . 2 System Requirements and Compatibility Information . 2 Conventions Used in Sibelius Documentation . 2 Resources. 3 Sibelius ManuScript Language Tutorial. 4 Edit Plug-ins . 4 Editing the Code. 7 Loops . 9 Objects . 11 Representation of a Score . 12 The “for each” Loop. 14 Indirection, Sparse Arrays, and User Properties . 15 Dialog Editor. 19 Set Creation Order . 21 Debugging Plug-ins . 24 Storing and Retrieving Preferences . 25 Reference . 30 Syntax . 30 Expressions . 31 Operators . 33 Object Reference . 34 Hierarchy of Objects . 34 All Objects . 35 Accessibility . 36 AnnotationItem . 36 Bar. 36 Barline. 41 Barlines. 41 BarObject . 42 BarRest . 44 Bracket . 44 Brackets and Braces . 45 Clef . 45 Comment . 46 ComponentList. 46 Component . 46 ManuScript Language Guide iii DateTime . 47 Dictionary . 47 DocumentSetup . 48 DynamicPartCollection. 49 DynamicPart . 50 EngravingRules . ..