Adobe InDesign CS5.5 Server (7.5) Object Model JS: State

InDesign Server CS5.5

Class

State

A state (states define the display of the field in an exported PDF or SWF).

QuickLinks

addEventListener, addItemsToState, getElements, move, releaseAsObject, remove, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Hierarchy

Button | MultiStateObject

State

Properties

Property	Type	Access	Description
active	bool	r/w	If true, the state is active in the exported PDF.
enabled	bool	r/w	If true, the state is enabled in PDF documents.
epss	EPSs EPS	readonly	A collection of EPS files.
epstexts	EPSTexts EPSText	readonly	EPSTexts
eventListeners	EventListeners EventListener	readonly	A collection of event listeners.
events	Events Event	readonly	A collection of events.
graphicLines	GraphicLines GraphicLine	readonly	A collection of graphic lines.
graphics	Graphics Graphic	readonly	A collection of imported graphics in any graphic file format (vector, metafile, or bitmap).
groups	Groups Group	readonly	A collection of groups.
id	number	readonly	The unique ID of the State.
images	Images Image	readonly	A collection of bitmap images in any bitmap file format (including TIFF, JPEG, or GIF).
index	number	readonly	The index of the State within its containing object.
isValid	bool	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
name	string	r/w	The name of the State.
ovals	Ovals Oval	readonly	A collection of ellipses.
pageItems	PageItems PageItem	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.
parent	Button MultiStateObject	readonly	The parent of the State (a Button or MultiStateObject).
pdfs	PDFs PDF	readonly	A collection of PDF files.
picts	PICTs PICT	readonly	A collection of PICT graphics.
polygons	Polygons Polygon	readonly	A collection of polygons.
properties	Object	r/w	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
rectangles	Rectangles Rectangle	readonly	A collection of rectangles.
splineItems	SplineItems SplineItem	readonly	The spline items collection.
statetype	Long Integer StateTypes	r/w	For a button, the type of user action that dictates the object's appearance. For a MultiStateObject, which has no user actions associated with states, this property is a numeric value uniquely identifying the state. Can return: StateTypes enumerator or Long Integer.
textFrames	TextFrames TextFrame	readonly	A collection of text frames.
wmfs	WMFs WMF	readonly	A collection of WMF graphics.

Methods

Instances

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)

void addItemsToState (pageitems: Array of PageItem)
Adds page items to this state.

Parameter	Type	Description
pageitems	Array of PageItem	One or more page items to add to this state.

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

void move (newPosition: number)
Moves the state to a new position in its parent collection.

Parameter	Type	Description
newPosition	number	the index to move the state to in its parent collection

void releaseAsObject ()
Releases this state's appearance as a page item, removing the state from its parent object.

void remove ()
Deletes the State.

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)