TypefiElementInstance

Typefi element instance

Methods:

addEventListener, createAnchor, extractLabel, getElements, getFieldValue, insertLabel, remove, removeEventListener, setField, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

Boolean, EventListeners, Events, Number, Object, String

Property Listing

Property

Type

Access

Description

eventListeners

EventListeners EventListener

readonly

A collection of event listeners.

events

Events Event

readonly

A collection of events.

externalId

String

read/write

An optional external id string

id

Number

readonly

The unique ID of the TypefiElementInstance.

index

Number

readonly

The index of the TypefiElementInstance within its containing object.

isValid

Boolean

readonly

Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.

label

String

read/write

A property that can be set to any string.

name

String

read/write

The name of the TypefiElementInstance; this is an alias to the TypefiElementInstance's label property.

parent

Document

readonly

The parent of the TypefiElementInstance (a Document).

properties

Object

read/write

A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.

Method Listing

EventListener addEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Adds an event listener.

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

TypefiElementAnchor createAnchor (storyOffset:InsertionPoint)

Create a Typefi element anchor at the given position

Parameter

Type

Description

storyOffset

InsertionPoint

The location within the story, specified as an insertion point

String extractLabel (key:String)

Gets the label value associated with the specified key.

Parameter

Type

Description

key

String

The key.

TypefiElementInstance getElements ()

Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

String getFieldValue (name:String)

Get the value of a field of TypefiElementInstance

Parameter

Type

Description

name

String

The name of the field

undefined insertLabel (key:String, value:String)

Sets the label to the value associated with the specified key.

Parameter

Type

Description

key

String

The key.

value

String

The value.

undefined remove ()

Deletes the TypefiElementInstance.

Boolean removeEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Removes the event listener.

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The registered event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

undefined setField (name:String, [value:Varies String LongInteger=Varies String LongInteger])

Set the value of a field of TypefiElementInstance

Parameter

Type

Description

name

String

The name of the field

value

String

LongInteger

The value of the field as string or as integer. The empty string will recompute the value of a counter field! If not specified, the field value will be reset. Can accept: String or Long Integer. (Optional)

(default: )

String toSource ()

Generates a string which, if executed, will return the TypefiElementInstance.

String toSpecifier ()

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of

TypefiElementPageItem.instance

TypefiElementAnchor.instance

Event.parent

EventListener.parent

MutationEvent.parent

Return

TypefiElementInstances.add()

TypefiElementInstance.getElements()

TypefiElementInstances.anyItem()

TypefiElementInstances.everyItem()

TypefiElementInstances.nextItem()

TypefiElementInstances.previousItem()

TypefiElementInstances.itemByID()

TypefiElementInstances.item()

TypefiElementInstances.[]()

TypefiElementInstances.itemByName()

TypefiElementInstances.itemByRange()

TypefiElementInstances.firstItem()

TypefiElementInstances.lastItem()

TypefiElementInstances.middleItem()