Adobe InDesign CS4 (6.0) Object Model JS: PDF

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Class

PDF

A placed PDF file. Base Class: Graphic

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applyObjectStyle, autoTag, changeObject, clearObjectStyleOverrides, detach, duplicate, exportFile, exportForWeb, extractLabel, findObject, fit, flipItem, getElements, insertLabel, markup, move, override, place, placeXML, redefineScaling, reframe, remove, removeOverride, resize, resolve, store, toSource, toSpecifier, transform, transformAgain, transformAgainIndividually, transformSequenceAgain, transformSequenceAgainIndividually, transformValuesOf

Hierarchy

Graphic

PDF

Properties

Property	Type	Access	Description
absoluteFlip	Flip: Flip.NONE Flip.HORIZONTAL Flip.VERTICAL Flip.HORIZONTAL_AND_VERTICAL Flip.BOTH	r/w	Indicates whether the PDF has been flipped independently of its parent object and, if yes, the direction in which the PDF was flipped.
absoluteHorizontalScale	number	r/w	The horizontal scale of the PDF relative to its containing object.
absoluteRotationAngle	number	r/w	The rotation angle of the PDF relative to its containing object. (Range: -360 to 360)
absoluteShearAngle	number	r/w	The skewing angle of the PDF relative to its containing object. (Range: -360 to 360)
absoluteVerticalScale	number	r/w	The vertical scale of the PDF relative to its containing object.
allowOverrides	bool	r/w	If true, the master page item can be overridden.
appliedObjectStyle	ObjectStyle	r/w	The object style applied to the PDF.
associatedXMLElement	XMLItem	readonly	The XML element associated with the PDF.
clippingPath	ClippingPathSettings	readonly	Clipping path settings.
cmykVectorPolicy	PlacedVectorProfilePolicy: PlacedVectorProfilePolicy.IGNORE_ALL PlacedVectorProfilePolicy.IGNORE_OUTPUT_INTENT PlacedVectorProfilePolicy.HONOR_ALL_PROFILES	r/w	The color profile policy for CMYK content in a placed vector.
contentTransparencySettings	ContentTransparencySetting	readonly	Transparency settings for the content of the PDF.
fillTransparencySettings	FillTransparencySetting	readonly	Transparency settings for the fill applied to the PDF.
flip	Flip: Flip.NONE Flip.HORIZONTAL Flip.VERTICAL Flip.HORIZONTAL_AND_VERTICAL Flip.BOTH	r/w	The direction in which to flip the printed image.
geometricBounds	Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String)	r/w	The bounds of the PDF 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.
graphicLayerOptions	GraphicLayerOption	readonly	Graphic layer option settings.
grayVectorPolicy	PlacedVectorProfilePolicy: PlacedVectorProfilePolicy.IGNORE_ALL PlacedVectorProfilePolicy.IGNORE_OUTPUT_INTENT PlacedVectorProfilePolicy.HONOR_ALL_PROFILES	r/w	The color profile policy for grayscale content in a placed vector.
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 PDF.
imageTypeName	string	readonly	The type of the image.
index	number	readonly	The index of the PDF within its containing object.
isValid	bool	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
itemLink	Link	readonly	The source file of the link.
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 PDF.
nonprinting	bool	r/w	If true, the PDF does not print.
overridden	bool	readonly	If true, the object originated on a master spread and was overridden. If false, the object either originated on a master spread and was not overridden, or the object did not originate on a master page.
overriddenMasterPageItem	Graphic Guide Movie PageItem Sound	readonly	An object that originated on a master page and has been overridden. Can return: PageItem, Guide, Graphic, Movie or Sound.
parent	GraphicLine Group Oval PageItem Polygon Rectangle State XMLElement	readonly	The parent of the PDF (a XMLElement, PageItem, Oval, Rectangle, Polygon, GraphicLine, State or Group).
pdfAttributes	PDFAttribute	readonly	PDF attribute settings.
properties	Object	r/w	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
rgbVectorPolicy	PlacedVectorProfilePolicy: PlacedVectorProfilePolicy.IGNORE_ALL PlacedVectorProfilePolicy.IGNORE_OUTPUT_INTENT PlacedVectorProfilePolicy.HONOR_ALL_PROFILES	r/w	The color profile policy for RGB content in a placed vector.
rotationAngle	number	r/w	The rotatation angle of the PDF. (Range: -360 to 360)
shearAngle	number	r/w	The skewing angle applied to the PDF. (Range: -360 to 360)
strokeTransparencySettings	StrokeTransparencySetting	readonly	Transparency settings for the stroke.
textWrapPreferences	TextWrapPreference	readonly	The text wrap preference properties that define the default formatting for wrapping text around objects.
transparencySettings	TransparencySetting	readonly	Transparency settings.
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 PDF 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 applyObjectStyle (using: ObjectStyle[, clearingOverrides: bool=true][, clearingOverridesThroughRootObjectStyle: bool=false])
Applies the specified object style.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	ObjectStyle	The object style to apply.
clearingOverrides	bool	If true, clears the PDF's existing attributes before applying the style. (Optional) (default: true)
clearingOverridesThroughRootObjectStyle	bool	If true, clears attributes and formatting applied to the PDF that are not defined in the object style. (Optional) (default: false)

void autoTag ()
Tag the object or the parent story using default tags defined in XML preference.

Array of PageItem changeObject ([reverseOrder: bool])
Finds objects that match the find what value and replace the objects with the change to value.

Parameter	Type	Description
reverseOrder	bool	If true, returns the results in reverse order. (Optional)

void clearObjectStyleOverrides ()
Clear overrides for object style

void detach ()
Detaches an overridden master page item from the master page.

PageItem duplicate ([to: any][, by: Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String)])
Duplicates the PDF at the specified location or offset.

Parameter	Type	Description
to	Array of 2 Units Layer Page Spread	The location of the new PDF, specified in coordinates in the format [x, y]. Can accept: Array of 2 Units, Spread, Page or Layer. (Optional)
by	Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String)	Amount by which to offset the new PDF from the original PDF's position. (Optional)

void exportFile (format: any, to: File[, showingOptions: bool=false][, using: PDFExportPreset][, versionComments: string][, forceSave: bool=false])
Exports the object(s) to a file.

Parameter	Type	Description
format	ExportFormat String	The export format, specified as an enumeration value or as an extension that appears in the Save as type or Format menu in the Export dialog. Can accept: ExportFormat enumerator or String.
to	File	The path to the export file.
showingOptions	bool	If true, displays the export options dialog. (Optional) (default: false)
using	PDFExportPreset	The export style. (Optional)
versionComments	string	The comment for this version. (Optional)
forceSave	bool	If true, forcibly saves a version. (Optional) (default: false)

Array of string exportForWeb (to: File)
Exports the PDF for the web.

Parameter	Type	Description
to	File	The full path name of the exported file.

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

Parameter	Type	Description
key	string	The key.

Array of PageItem findObject ([reverseOrder: bool])
Finds objects that match the find what value.

Parameter	Type	Description
reverseOrder	bool	If true, returns the results in reverse order. (Optional)

void fit (given: FitOptions)
Applies the specified fit option to content in a frame.

Parameter	Type	Description
given	FitOptions: FitOptions.CONTENT_TO_FRAME FitOptions.CENTER_CONTENT FitOptions.PROPORTIONALLY FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT FitOptions.FILL_PROPORTIONALLY FitOptions.APPLY_FRAME_FITTING_OPTIONS	The fit option to use.

void flipItem (given: Flip[, around: any])
Flips the PDF.

Parameter	Type	Description
given	Flip: Flip.NONE Flip.HORIZONTAL Flip.VERTICAL Flip.HORIZONTAL_AND_VERTICAL Flip.BOTH	The axis around which to flip the PDF.
around	AnchorPoint Array of 2 Units	The point around which to flip the PDF. Can accept: Array of 2 Units or AnchorPoint enumerator. (Optional)

Array of PDF 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 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)])
Moves the PDF to a new location. Note: Either the 'to' or 'by' parameter is required; if both parameters are defined, only the to value is used.

Parameter	Type	Description
to	Array of 2 Units Layer Page Spread	The new location of the PDF,in the format (x, y). Can accept: Array of 2 Units, Spread, Page or Layer. (Optional)
by	Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String)	The amount (in measurement units) to move the PDF relative to its current position, in the format (x, y). (Optional)

any override (destinationPage: Page)
Overrides a master page item and places the item on the document page as a new object.

Parameter	Type	Description
destinationPage	Page	The document page that contains the master page item to override.

Array of any place (fileName: File[, showingOptions: bool=false][, withProperties: Object])
Places the file.

Parameter	Type	Description
fileName	File	The file to place
showingOptions	bool	Whether to display the import options dialog (Optional) (default: false)
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 redefineScaling ([to: Array of number])
Apply an item's scaling to its content if possible.

Parameter	Type	Description
to	Array of number	The scale factors to be left on the item. The default is {1.0, 1.0}. (Optional)

void reframe (in: any, opposingCorners: Array of any)
Move the bounding box of the page item

Parameter	Type	Description
in	boundsKind:BoundingBoxLimits CoordinateSpaces Ordered array containing coordinateSpace:CoordinateSpaces	The bounding box to resize. Can accept: CoordinateSpaces enumerator or Ordered array containing coordinateSpace:CoordinateSpaces enumerator, boundsKind:BoundingBoxLimits enumerator.
opposingCorners	Array of any	Opposing corners of new bounding box in the given coordinate space

void remove ()
Deletes the PDF.

void removeOverride ()
Removes the override from a previously overridden master page item.

void resize (in: any, from: any, by: ResizeMethods, values: Array of any[, resizeIndividually: bool=true][, consideringRulerUnits: bool=false])
Resize the page item.

Parameter	Type	Description
in	BoundingBoxLimits boundsKind:BoundingBoxLimits CoordinateSpaces Ordered array containing coordinateSpace:CoordinateSpaces	The bounding box to resize. Can accept: CoordinateSpaces enumerator, BoundingBoxLimits enumerator or Ordered array containing coordinateSpace:CoordinateSpaces enumerator, boundsKind:BoundingBoxLimits enumerator.
from	AnchorPoint AnchorPoint Array of 2 Reals Array of Arrays of 2 Reals BoundingBoxLimits CoordinateSpaces Long Integers	The transform origin. Legal specifications: relative to bounding box: anchor \| {anchor \| {x,y}, bounds kind [, coordinate space]}; relative to coordinate space: {x,y} \| {{x,y}[, coordinate space]}; relative to layout window ruler: {{x,y}, page index \| bounds kind}. Can accept: Array of 2 Reals, AnchorPoint enumerator or Array of Arrays of 2 Reals, CoordinateSpaces enumerators, AnchorPoint enumerators, BoundingBoxLimits enumerators or Long Integers.
by	ResizeMethods: ResizeMethods.ADDING_CURRENT_DIMENSIONS_TO ResizeMethods.MULTIPLYING_CURRENT_DIMENSIONS_BY ResizeMethods.REPLACING_CURRENT_DIMENSIONS_WITH	How the current dimensions are affected by the given values
values	Array of : Array of Reals CoordinateSpaces ResizeConstraints	The width and height values. Legal dimensions specifications: {x, y [, coordinate space]}, {x, resize constraint [, coordinate space]}, or {resize constraint, y [, coordinate space]}; where x and y are real numbers and coordinate space is used to determine _only_ the unit of length for x and y; coordinate space is ignored for the 'current dimensions times' resize method). Can accept: Array of Reals, ResizeConstraints enumerators or CoordinateSpaces enumerators.
resizeIndividually	bool	If false and multiple page items are targeted, the new dimensions are attained only by moving the individual items rather than resizing them. (Optional) (default: true)
consideringRulerUnits	bool	If true then a ruler location is interpreted using ruler units rather than points. The default value is false. This parameter has no effect unless the reference point is specified relative to a page. (Optional) (default: false)

any resolve (location: any, in: CoordinateSpaces[, consideringRulerUnits: bool=false])
Get the coordinates of the given location in the specified coordinate system.

Parameter	Type	Description
location	AnchorPoint AnchorPoint Array of 2 Reals Array of Arrays of 2 Reals BoundingBoxLimits CoordinateSpaces Long Integers	The location requested. Can accept: Array of 2 Reals, AnchorPoint enumerator or Array of Arrays of 2 Reals, CoordinateSpaces enumerators, AnchorPoint enumerators, BoundingBoxLimits enumerators or Long Integers.
in	CoordinateSpaces: CoordinateSpaces.PASTEBOARD_COORDINATES CoordinateSpaces.PARENT_COORDINATES CoordinateSpaces.INNER_COORDINATES CoordinateSpaces.SPREAD_COORDINATES	The coordinate space to use.
consideringRulerUnits	bool	If true then a ruler location is interpreted using ruler units rather than points. The default value is false. This parameter has no effect unless the reference point is specified relative to a page. (Optional) (default: false)

Asset store (using: Library[, withProperties: Object])
Stores the object in the specified library.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	Library	The library in which to store the object.
withProperties	Object	Initial values for properties of the new PDF (Optional)

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

string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.

void transform (in: CoordinateSpaces, from: any, withMatrix: any[, replacingCurrent: any][, consideringRulerUnits: bool=false])
Transform the page item.

Parameter	Type	Description
in	CoordinateSpaces: CoordinateSpaces.PASTEBOARD_COORDINATES CoordinateSpaces.PARENT_COORDINATES CoordinateSpaces.INNER_COORDINATES CoordinateSpaces.SPREAD_COORDINATES	The coordinate space to use
from	AnchorPoint AnchorPoint Array of 2 Reals Array of Arrays of 2 Reals BoundingBoxLimits CoordinateSpaces Long Integers	The temporary origin during the transformation. Can accept: Array of 2 Reals, AnchorPoint enumerator or Array of Arrays of 2 Reals, CoordinateSpaces enumerators, AnchorPoint enumerators, BoundingBoxLimits enumerators or Long Integers.
withMatrix	Array of 6 Reals TransformationMatrix	Transform matrix. Can accept: Array of 6 Reals or TransformationMatrix.
replacingCurrent	Array of MatrixContent Long Integer MatrixContent	Transform components to consider; providing this optional parameter causes the target's existing transform components to be replaced with new values. Without this parameter, the given matrix is concatenated onto the target's existing transform combining the effect of the two. Can accept: MatrixContent enumerator, Array of MatrixContent enumerators or Long Integer. (Optional)
consideringRulerUnits	bool	If true then a ruler based origin is interpreted using ruler units rather than points. The default value is false. This parameter has no effect unless the reference point is specified relative to a page. (Optional) (default: false)

Array of string transformAgain ()
Transforms the PDF using the last transformation performed on any object. Transformations include moving, rotating, shearing, scaling, and flipping.

Array of string transformAgainIndividually ()
Transforms the PDF using the last transformation performed on any PDF. Transformations include moving, rotating, shearing, scaling, and flipping.

Array of string transformSequenceAgain ()
Transforms the PDF using the last sequence of transform operations performed on any single object or performed at the same time on any group of objects. Transformations include moving, rotating, shearing, scaling, and flipping.

Array of string transformSequenceAgainIndividually ()
Transforms the PDF using the last sequence of transformations performed on any single object or performed at the same time on any group of objects. Transformations include moving, rotating, shearing, scaling, and flipping.

Array of TransformationMatrix transformValuesOf (in: CoordinateSpaces)
Get the transformation values of the page item.

Parameter	Type	Description
in	CoordinateSpaces: CoordinateSpaces.PASTEBOARD_COORDINATES CoordinateSpaces.PARENT_COORDINATES CoordinateSpaces.INNER_COORDINATES CoordinateSpaces.SPREAD_COORDINATES	The coordinate space to use