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--- dev:client_coding:javascript_api [2019/08/05 05:54] – [Running Ad Hoc JavaScript in Zotero] dstillman
+++ dev:client_coding:javascript_api [2019/08/18 05:41] – [Running Ad Hoc JavaScript in Zotero] Add examples zuphilip
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   - In the window that opens, enter JavaScript in the Code textbox and click Run or press Cmd-R/Ctrl-R.
-When running asynchronous code containing ''await'', the entered code is wrapped in an [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/async_function|async function]], allowing you to wait for the resolution of promises returned by functions. Most Zotero functions that access the database, disk, or network are asynchronous. In this mode, the value of a ''return'' statement will be displayed in the right-hand pane upon successful completion.
+When running **asynchronous** code containing ''await'', the entered code is wrapped in an [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/async_function|async function]], allowing you to wait for the resolution of promises returned by functions. Most Zotero functions that access the database, disk, or network are asynchronous. In this mode, the value of a ''return'' statement will be displayed in the right-hand pane upon successful completion. E.g. returning the currently selected item(s)
-In synchronous mode, the value of the final line will appear in the right-hand pane.
+<code javascript>
+var items = Zotero.getActiveZoteroPane().getSelectedItems();
+return items;
+</code>
+In **synchronous** mode, the value of the final line will appear in the right-hand pane. The same result as above could be achieved in synchonous mode with
+<code javascript>
+var items = Zotero.getActiveZoteroPane().getSelectedItems();
+items;
+</code>
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