Class

Article

 An article

QuickLinks

addDocumentContent, addEventListener, extractLabel, getElements, insertLabel, move, remove, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Hierarchy

Document

Article

ArticleMember | Event | EventListener | MutationEvent

Properties

Property	Type	Access	Description
articleExportStatus	bool	r/w	The export status of the Article
articleMembers	ArticleMembers ArticleMember	readonly	A collection of article members.
eventListeners	EventListeners EventListener	readonly	A collection of event listeners.
events	Events Event	readonly	A collection of events.
id	number	readonly	The unique ID of the Article.
index	number	readonly	The index of the Article within its containing object.
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.
name	string	r/w	The name of the Article.
parent	Document	readonly	The parent of the Article (a Document).
properties	Object	r/w	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.

Methods

Instances

void addDocumentContent ()
Populates the article with all page items in the document.

EventListener addEventListener (eventType: string, handler: varies[, captures: bool=false])
Adds an event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	string	The event type.
handler	File JavaScript Function	The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	bool	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)

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

Parameter	Type	Description
key	string	The key.

Array of Article 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.

Article move (to: LocationOptions[, reference: Article])
Moves the Article to the specified location.

Parameter	Type	Description
to	LocationOptions: LocationOptions.BEFORE LocationOptions.AFTER LocationOptions.AT_END LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING LocationOptions.UNKNOWN	The location relative to the reference object or within the containing object.
reference	Article	The reference object. Note: Required when the to value specifies before or after. (Optional)

void remove ()
Deletes the Article.

bool removeEventListener (eventType: string, handler: varies[, captures: bool=false])
Removes the event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	string	The registered event type.
handler	File JavaScript Function	The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	bool	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)

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

string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.

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Used in:

Article Article.move (to: LocationOptions[, reference: Article])

Article Articles.add ([name: string][, articleExportStatus: bool][, at: LocationOptions=LocationOptions.AT_END][, reference: Article][, withProperties: Object])

Article Articles.nextItem (obj: Article)

Article Articles.previousItem (obj: Article)

Return

Array of Article Article.getElements ()

Article Article.move (to: LocationOptions[, reference: Article])

Article Articles.[] (index: number)

Article Articles.add ([name: string][, articleExportStatus: bool][, at: LocationOptions=LocationOptions.AT_END][, reference: Article][, withProperties: Object])

Article Articles.anyItem ()

Array of Article Articles.everyItem ()

Article Articles.firstItem ()

Article Articles.item (index: varies)

Article Articles.itemByID (id: number)

Article Articles.itemByName (name: string)

Array of Article Articles.itemByRange (from: varies, to: varies)

Article Articles.lastItem ()

Article Articles.middleItem ()

Article Articles.nextItem (obj: Article)

Article Articles.previousItem (obj: Article)

Jongware, 28-Apr-2012 v3.0.3i

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