The DSS recognizes these delimiters and other special characters:

Array or string delimiter pairs:


• [ ]

• { }

• ( )

• “ “

• ‘ ‘


Matrix row delimiter: | (vertical bar)


Value delimiters:


• Comma(,)

• Any white space (tab or space)


Class, Object, Bus, or Node delimiter: period(.)


Keyword / value separator: =


Continuation of previous line: ~ (actually a synonym for the More command)


Comment line: // or !


In-line comment: !


Query a property: ?