/ 2026-04-08T13:37:56+00:00 / /lib/tpl/dazdoccenter/images/favicon.ico text/html 2021-08-05T16:18:17+00:00 /public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/start <h1 id="scripting">Scripting</h1> <div class="level1"> <!-- EDIT1 PLUGIN_WRAP_START [0-] --><div class="wrap_center wrap_round wrap_todo plugin_wrap" style="width: 80%;"> <p> This page is a <a href="/public/terms/wip/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:terms:wip:start">WIP</a>. There is likely to be incomplete and or missing information while the page is being built. A previous version of the Daz Script documentation, which is largely compatible with the current <abbr title="Application Programming Interface">API</abbr>, can be found <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/3/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:3:start">here</a>. </p> </div><!-- EDIT2 PLUGIN_WRAP_END [0-] --> </div> <h2 id="summary">Summary</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> <strong>Daz Script 2</strong> is a dynamically-typed, interpreted, object-oriented scripting language that is tightly integrated with the <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:start">Daz Studio</a> <abbr title="Application Programming Interface">API</abbr>. It is an extension of <a href="http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/qtscript.html" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/qtscript.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Qt Script</a>, which is an extension of <a href="http://www.ecmascript.org/about.php" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://www.ecmascript.org/about.php" rel="nofollow noopener">ECMAScript</a> as defined in the <a href="http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm" rel="nofollow noopener">ECMAScript Language Specification</a> (ECMA-262), <a href="https://262.ecma-international.org/5.1/" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="https://262.ecma-international.org/5.1/" rel="nofollow noopener">5.1 Edition</a>. </p> <p> Syntactically Daz Script is very similar to JavaScript, JScript, and ActionScript. If you have any familiarity with these languages, chances are you will find the transition to Daz Script quite comfortable. However, it may be a little unintuitive at first for developers more familiar with strongly typed, compiled languages. </p> </div> <h2 id="background">Background</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> <strong>Daz Script 1</strong> was based on <a href="https://doc.qt.io/archives/qsa-1.2.2/language.html" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="https://doc.qt.io/archives/qsa-1.2.2/language.html" rel="nofollow noopener">QSA</a> (Qt Script for Applications), which derived from the ECMA-262 <a href="https://www.ecma-international.org/wp-content/uploads/ECMA-262_3rd_edition_december_1999.pdf" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="https://www.ecma-international.org/wp-content/uploads/ECMA-262_3rd_edition_december_1999.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener">3rd edition</a> standard and the 4th edition proposal. In QSA, most of the run-time logic, such as classes and scoping rules, were based on the 4th edition proposal, while the library implementation was based on the 3rd edition standard. The 4th edition proposal ended up not being accepted^{<a href="#fn__1" id="fnt__1" class="fn_top">1)</a>}. So, in Qt 4.5^{<a href="#fn__2" id="fnt__2" class="fn_top">2)</a>}, Trolltech decided to end-of-life the QSA product and develop a new native scripting engine based on <a href="http://www.webkit.org/projects/javascript/index.html" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://www.webkit.org/projects/javascript/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener">JavaScriptCore</a>, that was compliant with the 3rd edition standard, and Qt Script was born. As a result of these events it became essential that we adapt, so <em>Daz Script 2</em> finds its roots amidst the efforts of Qt Script compliance with the ECMA-262 standard. </p> </div> <h3 id="porting">Porting</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> Information related to porting QSA based scripts to being Qt Script based can be found in the <a href="https://doc.qt.io/archives/qt-4.8/porting-qsa.html" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="https://doc.qt.io/archives/qt-4.8/porting-qsa.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Moving from QSA to Qt Script</a> document. </p> </div> <h2 id="resources">Resources</h2> <div class="level2"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/eula/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:eula:start">End User License Agreement</a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- EDIT3 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START "public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:basics:start" [0-] --><div class="plugin_include_content plugin_include__public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:basics:start" id="plugin_include__public__software__dazstudio__4__referenceguide__scripting__basics__start"> <h3 id="basics">Basics</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/script_ide/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:script_ide:start">Script IDE (WIP)</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/basics/scene_hierarchy/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:basics:scene_hierarchy:start" rel="nofollow">scene_hierarchy</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/basics/geometry_pipeline/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:basics:geometry_pipeline:start" rel="nofollow">geometry_pipeline</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/basics/faq/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:basics:faq:start" rel="nofollow">faq</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/basics/coding_standards/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:basics:coding_standards:start">DAZ Script Coding Standards</a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- EDIT4 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_END "public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:basics:start" [0-] --></div> <div class="level2"> </div> <!-- EDIT5 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START "public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:language_reference:start" [0-] --><div class="plugin_include_content plugin_include__public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:language_reference:start" id="plugin_include__public__software__dazstudio__4__referenceguide__scripting__language_reference__start"> <h3 id="language_reference">Language Reference</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/language_reference/comments/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:language_reference:comments:start">Comments</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/language_reference/identifiers/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:language_reference:identifiers:start">Identifiers</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/language_reference/declarations/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:language_reference:declarations:start">Declarations</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/language_reference/operators/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:language_reference:operators:start">Operators</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/language_reference/control_statements/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:language_reference:control_statements:start">Control Statements and Exceptions</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/language_reference/inheritance/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:language_reference:inheritance:start">Inheritance</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/language_reference/signals_slots/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:language_reference:signals_slots:start">Signals and Slots</a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- EDIT6 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_END "public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:language_reference:start" [0-] --></div> <div class="level2"> </div> <!-- EDIT7 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START "public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:start" [0-] --><div class="plugin_include_content plugin_include__public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:start" id="plugin_include__public__software__dazstudio__4__referenceguide__scripting__api_reference__start"> <h3 id="api_reference">API Reference</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/object_index/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:object_index:start">Object Index</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/intrinsic_types/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:intrinsic_types:start">Intrinsic Types (Modules)</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/api_reference/samples/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:samples:start">Samples</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/action/index/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:action:index:start">Action Index</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> Porting to <abbr title="Digital Art Zone">DAZ</abbr> Script 2</div> </li> </ul> </div> <h4 id="external_sources">External Sources</h4> <div class="level4"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/ecmascript.html" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/ecmascript.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Qt ECMAScript Reference</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/scripting.html#qtscript-extensions-to-ecmascript" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/scripting.html#qtscript-extensions-to-ecmascript" rel="nofollow noopener">QtScript Extensions to ECMAScript</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/porting-qsa.html" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/porting-qsa.html" rel="nofollow noopener">Moving from QSA to Qt Script</a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- EDIT8 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_END "public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:api_reference:start" [0-] --></div> <div class="level2"> </div> <!-- EDIT9 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_START "public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:help_system:start" [0-] --><div class="plugin_include_content plugin_include__public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:help_system:start" id="plugin_include__public__software__dazstudio__4__referenceguide__scripting__help_system__start"> <h3 id="daz_studio_help_system">DAZ Studio Help System</h3> <div class="level3"> <ul> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/help_system/inline_help/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:help_system:inline_help:start" rel="nofollow">inline_help</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/help/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:help:start">Help (WIP)</a> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/start" class="wikilink1" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:interface:panes:start">Pane (Tab)</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/help_system/index_file/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:help_system:index_file:start" rel="nofollow">index_file</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/help_system/help_file/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:help_system:help_file:start" rel="nofollow">help_file</a></div> </li> <li class="level1"><div class="li"> <a href="/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/scripting/help_system/help_generator/start" class="wikilink2" title="public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:help_system:help_generator:start" rel="nofollow">help_generator</a></div> </li> </ul> </div> <!-- EDIT10 PLUGIN_INCLUDE_END "public:software:dazstudio:4:referenceguide:scripting:help_system:start" [0-] --></div> <div class="level2"> </div> <div class="footnotes"> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__1" id="fn__1" class="fn_bot">1)</a>} <div class="content"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMAScript#4th_Edition_(abandoned)" class="urlextern" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMAScript#4th_Edition_(abandoned)" rel="nofollow noopener">ECMAScript 4th Edition (abandoned)</a></div></div> <div class="fn">^{<a href="#fnt__2" id="fn__2" class="fn_bot">2)</a>} <div class="content">Daz Studio 4.0.x is built on the Qt 4.7 framework. Daz Studio 4.5+ is built on the Qt 4.8 framework</div></div> </div>