Class
An imported bitmap image in any bitmap file format (including TIFF, JPEG, or GIF). Base Class: Graphic exportFile, extractLabel, insertLabel, markup, move, place, placeXML, remove, resize, rotate, shear, store, unlink
Image
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Hierarchy
Properties
| Property | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| absoluteHorizontalScale | number | r/w | The horizontal scale of the Image relative to its containing object. |
| absoluteRotationAngle | number | r/w | The rotation angle of the Image relative to its containing object. (Range: -360 to 360) |
| absoluteShearAngle | number | r/w | The skewing angle of the Image relative to its containing object. (Range: -360 to 360) |
| absoluteVerticalScale | number | r/w | The vertical scale of the Image relative to its containing object. |
| actualPpi | Array of number | readonly | The native resolution of a placed graphic. |
| associatedXMLElement | XMLElement | readonly | Returns the associated XML element |
| blendMode | BlendMode: BlendMode.NORMAL BlendMode.MULTIPLY BlendMode.SCREEN BlendMode.OVERLAY BlendMode.SOFT_LIGHT BlendMode.HARD_LIGHT BlendMode.COLOR_DODGE BlendMode.COLOR_BURN BlendMode.DARKEN BlendMode.LIGHTEN BlendMode.DIFFERENCE BlendMode.EXCLUSION BlendMode.HUE BlendMode.SATURATION BlendMode.COLOR BlendMode.LUMINOSITY |
r/w | The blend mode used to combine the background with the color of the Image. |
| clippingPath | ClippingPathSettings | readonly | Clipping path settings. |
| effectivePpi | Array of number | readonly | The resolution of a graphic after it has been resized. |
| featherCornerType | FeatherCornerType: FeatherCornerType.SHARP FeatherCornerType.ROUNDED FeatherCornerType.DIFFUSION |
r/w | The type of feathering. |
| featherMode | FeatherMode: FeatherMode.NONE FeatherMode.STANDARD |
r/w | The feather-enabling mode. |
| featherWidth | number | r/w | The width of the feathering |
| fillColor | String Swatch |
r/w | The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the fill of the Image. . Can also accept: String. |
| fillTint | number | r/w | The percent of tint to use in the Image's fill color. (To specify a tint percent, use a number in the range of 0 to 100; to use the inherited or overridden value, use -1.) |
| geometricBounds | Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The bounds of the Image excluding the stroke width, in the format [y1, x1, y2, x2], which give the coordinates of the top-left and bottom-right corners of the bounding box. |
| horizontalScale | number | r/w | The horizontal scaling applied to the text as a percentage of its current size. (Range: 1 to 1000) |
| id | number | readonly | The unique ID of the Image. |
| imageIOPreferences | ImageIOPreference | readonly | The image I/O preference properties that define preferences for importing images. |
| imageRenderingIntent | RenderingIntent: RenderingIntent.USE_COLOR_SETTINGS RenderingIntent.PERCEPTUAL RenderingIntent.SATURATION RenderingIntent.RELATIVE_COLORIMETRIC RenderingIntent.ABSOLUTE_COLORIMETRIC |
r/w | The rendering intent override applied to the image. |
| imageTypeName | string | readonly | The type of the image. |
| index | number | readonly | The index of the Image within its containing object. |
| isolateBlending | bool | r/w | If true, the Image blends in isolation. |
| itemLink | Link | readonly | The source file of the link. |
| knockoutGroup | bool | r/w | If true, the Image is a knockout group. |
| label | string | r/w | A property that can be set to any string. |
| localDisplaySetting | DisplaySettingOptions: DisplaySettingOptions.HIGH_QUALITY DisplaySettingOptions.TYPICAL DisplaySettingOptions.OPTIMIZED DisplaySettingOptions.DEFAULT_VALUE |
r/w | Display performance options for the Image. |
| nonprinting | bool | r/w | If true, the Image does not print. |
| opacity | number | r/w | The opacity of the object |
| overprintFill | bool | r/w | If true, the Image's fill color overprints any underlying objects. If false, the fill color knocks out the underlying colors. |
| parent | Button GraphicLine Group Movie Oval PageItem Polygon Rectangle Sound State XMLElement |
readonly | The parent of the Image (a XMLElement, Sound, Movie, PageItem, Oval, Rectangle, Polygon, GraphicLine, State, Group or Button). |
| profile | Profile String |
r/w | The color profile. Can return: Profile enumerator or String. |
| profileList | Array of string | readonly | A list of valid RGB profiles. |
| properties | Object | r/w | A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time. |
| rotationAngle | number | r/w | The rotatation angle of the Image. (Range: -360 to 360) |
| shadowBlendMode | BlendMode: BlendMode.NORMAL BlendMode.MULTIPLY BlendMode.SCREEN BlendMode.OVERLAY BlendMode.SOFT_LIGHT BlendMode.HARD_LIGHT BlendMode.COLOR_DODGE BlendMode.COLOR_BURN BlendMode.DARKEN BlendMode.LIGHTEN BlendMode.DIFFERENCE BlendMode.EXCLUSION BlendMode.HUE BlendMode.SATURATION BlendMode.COLOR BlendMode.LUMINOSITY |
r/w | The blend mode to use for drawing the shadow. |
| shadowBlurRadius | number | r/w | The radius of the shadow blur. |
| shadowColor | Swatch | r/w | The swatch (color or mixed ink) applied to the shadow. |
| shadowMode | ShadowMode: ShadowMode.NONE ShadowMode.DROP |
r/w | The shadow mode. |
| shadowOpacity | number | r/w | The opacity of the shadow |
| shadowXOffset | number | r/w | The horizontal offset of the shadow. |
| shadowYOffset | number | r/w | The vertical offset of the shadow. |
| shearAngle | number | r/w | The skewing angle applied to the Image. (Range: -360 to 360) |
| space | string | readonly | The color space. |
| textWrapPreferences | TextWrapPreference | readonly | The text wrap preference properties that define the default formatting for wrapping text around objects. |
| verticalScale | number | r/w | The vertical scaling applied to the text as a percentage of its current size. (Range: 1 to 1000) |
| visibleBounds | Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String) | r/w | The bounds of the Image including the stroke width, in the format [y1, x1, y2, x2], which give the coordinates of the top-left and bottom-right corners of the bounding box. |
Methods
Instances
void exportFile (format:
any, to:
File[, showingOptions:
bool=false][, using:
PDFExportPreset])
Exports the object(s) to a file.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| format | ExportFormat String | The export format. Can accept: ExportFormat enumerator or String. |
| to | File | The path of the export file. |
| showingOptions | bool | If true, prompts the user to select export options. (Optional) (default: false) |
| using | PDFExportPreset | The export style to use. (Optional) |
string extractLabel (key:
string)
Gets the label value associated with the specified key.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| key | string | The key. |
void 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. |
void markup (using:
XMLElement)
Associates the page item with the specified XML element while preserving existing content.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| using | XMLElement | The XML element. |
void move ([to:
any][, by:
Array
of Measurement Unit (Number or String)])
Move Page Item to a new location. One of the To or By parameters is required.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| to |
Array
of 2 Units Layer Page Spread | The new location of the object. Can accept: Array of 2 Units, Spread, Page or Layer. (Optional) |
| by | Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String) | Amount by which to move the object relative to its current position (Optional) |
any place (fileName:
File[, placePoint:
Array
of Measurement Unit (Number or String)][, destinationLayer:
any][, showingOptions:
bool=false][, autoflowing:
bool=false][, retainingFormatting:
bool=true][, convertingQuotes:
bool=true][, withProperties:
Object])
Places a file in the document.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fileName | File | The file to place. |
| placePoint | Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String) | The point where to place the object (only applicable if you are telling a page or spread to place) (Optional) |
| destinationLayer |
Array
of Layers Layer | The layer(s) to place the file on (only valid if you are telling a page or spread to place). Can accept: Layer or Array of Layers. (Optional) |
| showingOptions | bool | Whether to display the import options dialog (Optional) (default: false) |
| autoflowing | bool | Whether to autoflow placed text (Optional) (default: false) |
| retainingFormatting | bool | Whether to keep formatting of placed text files (Optional) (default: true) |
| convertingQuotes | bool | Whether to convert to typographer's quotes (Optional) (default: true) |
| withProperties | Object | Initial values for properties of the placed object(s) (Optional) |
void placeXML (using:
XMLElement)
Places XML content into the specified object. Note: Replaces any existing content.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| using | XMLElement | The XML element whose content you want to place. |
void remove ()
Deletes the Image.
void resize ([horizontalScale:
number][, verticalScale:
number][, around:
any][, consideringCurrentScale:
bool=false][, transformingContent:
bool=true][, consideringParentsScale:
bool=false])
Resize the page item. You must specify either horizontal scale or vertical scale or both.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| horizontalScale | number | The percentage of horizontal scale (Optional) |
| verticalScale | number | The percentage of vertical scale (Optional) |
| around | AnchorPoint Array of 2 Units | The point to scale around. Can accept: Array of 2 Units or AnchorPoint enumerator. (Optional) |
| consideringCurrentScale | bool | If true then the object's current scale and new scale will be combined. If false then the new value is absolute. The default value is false. (Optional) (default: false) |
| transformingContent | bool | If true then both the object and items within it are scaled (Optional) (default: true) |
| consideringParentsScale | bool | If true then the object is scaled relative to its parent page item. If false it is scaled relative to the spread. (Optional) (default: false) |
void rotate (by:
number[, around:
any][, consideringCurrentRotation:
bool=false][, transformingContent:
bool=true][, consideringParentsRotation:
bool=false])
Rotate the page item
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| by | number | Angle by which to rotate the page item |
| around | AnchorPoint Array of 2 Units | The point to rotate around. Can accept: Array of 2 Units or AnchorPoint enumerator. (Optional) |
| consideringCurrentRotation | bool | If true then the object's current rotation and new rotation will be combined. If false then the new value is absolute. The default value is false. (Optional) (default: false) |
| transformingContent | bool | If true then both the object and items within it are rotated (Optional) (default: true) |
| consideringParentsRotation | bool | If true then the object is rotated relative to its parent page item. If false it is rotated relative to the spread. Cannot rotate with considering current rotation and considering parents rotation both set at the same time. (Optional) (default: false) |
void shear (by:
number[, around:
any][, consideringCurrentShear:
bool=false][, transformingContent:
bool=true][, consideringParentsShear:
bool=false])
Shear the page item
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| by | number | Angle by which to shear the object |
| around | AnchorPoint Array of 2 Units | The point to shear around. Can accept: Array of 2 Units or AnchorPoint enumerator. (Optional) |
| consideringCurrentShear | bool | If true then the object's current shear and new shear will be combined. If false then the new value is absolute. The default value is false. (Optional) (default: false) |
| transformingContent | bool | If true then both the object and items within it are sheared (Optional) (default: true) |
| consideringParentsShear | bool | If true then the object is sheared relative to its parent page item. If false it is sheared relative to the spread. Cannot shear with considering current shear and considering parents shear both set at the same time. (Optional) (default: false) |
Asset store (using:
Library)
Store a page item in a library
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| using | Library | The library in which to store |
void unlink (from:
UnlinkFrom)
Detaches an overridden master page item from the page or from the master
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| from | UnlinkFrom: UnlinkFrom.PAGE UnlinkFrom.MASTER_SPREAD | What to unlink from |
Element of
ImageIOPreference.parent
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