Class

Footnote

 A footnote.

QuickLinks

convertToText, extractLabel, getElements, insertLabel, remove, toSource, toSpecifier

Hierarchy

InsertionPoint | Story | TextFrame | XmlStory

Footnote

Character | HiddenText | InsertionPoint | Line | PageItem | Paragraph | Text | TextColumn | TextStyleRange | TextVariableInstance | Word

Properties

Property	Type	Access	Description
allGraphics	Array of Graphic	readonly	Lists all graphics contained by the Footnote.
allPageItems	Array of PageItem	readonly	Lists all page items contained by the Footnote.
characters	Characters	readonly	A collection of characters.
contents	Array of Strings Array of Strings NothingEnum NothingEnum SpecialCharacters SpecialCharacters SpecialCharacters String	r/w	The text contents of the footnote. Can return: String, SpecialCharacters enumerator or Array of Strings or SpecialCharacters enumerators. Can also accept: NothingEnum enumerator or Array of Strings, SpecialCharacters enumerators or NothingEnum enumerators.
graphicLines	GraphicLines	readonly	A collection of graphic lines.
groups	Groups	readonly	A collection of groups.
hiddenTexts	HiddenTexts	readonly	A collection of hidden text objects.
id	number	readonly	The unique ID of the Footnote.
index	number	readonly	The index of the Footnote within its containing object.
insertionPoints	InsertionPoints	readonly	A collection of insertion points.
isValid	bool	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
label	string	r/w	A property that can be set to any string.
lines	Lines	readonly	A collection of lines.
ovals	Ovals	readonly	A collection of ellipses.
pageItems	PageItems	readonly	The page items collection, which can be used to process all page items in a container (such as a document, page, or group), regardless of type.
paragraphs	Paragraphs	readonly	A collection of paragraphs.
parent	InsertionPoint Story TextFrame XmlStory	readonly	The parent of the Footnote (a XmlStory, Story, TextFrame or InsertionPoint).
polygons	Polygons	readonly	A collection of polygons.
properties	Object	r/w	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
rectangles	Rectangles	readonly	A collection of rectangles.
storyOffset	InsertionPoint	readonly	The location of the footnote marker in the parent story.
textColumns	TextColumns	readonly	A collection of text columns.
textFrames	TextFrames	readonly	A collection of text frames.
textStyleRanges	TextStyleRanges	readonly	A collection of text style ranges.
textVariableInstances	TextVariableInstances	readonly	A collection of text variable instances.
texts	Texts	readonly	A collection of text objects.
words	Words	readonly	A collection of words.

Methods

Instances

Text convertToText ()
Converts the footnote to part of the story text and places the converted text at the former location of the footnote marker in the text.

string extractLabel (key: string)
Gets the label value associated with the specified key.

Parameter	Type	Description
key	string	The key.

Array of Footnote getElements ()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

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 remove ()
Deletes the Footnote.

string toSource ()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the Footnote.

string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.

Element of

HiddenText.parent

PageItem.parent

TextVariableInstance.parent

Used in:

array of Footnote Footnotes.itemByRange (from: any, to: any)

Footnote Footnotes.nextItem (obj: Footnote)

Footnote Footnotes.previousItem (obj: Footnote)

TextVariableInstance TextVariableInstances.add ([to: LocationOptions=LocationOptions.UNKNOWN][, reference: any][, withProperties: Object])

Return

Array of Footnote Footnote.getElements ()

Footnote Footnotes.[] (index: number)

Footnote Footnotes.add ([at: LocationOptions=LocationOptions.UNKNOWN][, reference: any][, withProperties: Object])

Footnote Footnotes.anyItem ()

Array of Footnote Footnotes.everyItem ()

Footnote Footnotes.firstItem ()

Footnote Footnotes.item (index: any)

Footnote Footnotes.itemByID (id: number)

Footnote Footnotes.itemByName (name: string)

Array of Footnote Footnotes.itemByRange (from: any, to: any)

Footnote Footnotes.lastItem ()

Footnote Footnotes.middleItem ()

Footnote Footnotes.nextItem (obj: Footnote)

Footnote Footnotes.previousItem (obj: Footnote)

Jongware, 20-Jun-2010 v3.0.3d

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