Asset

An object library asset.

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Methods:

extractLabel, getElements, insertLabel, placeAsset, remove, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

AssetType, Date, Number, Object, String

Property Listing

Property	Type	Access	Description
assetType	AssetType AssetType.EPS_TYPE AssetType.GEOMETRY_TYPE AssetType.IMAGE_TYPE AssetType.PAGE_TYPE AssetType.PDF_TYPE AssetType.STRUCTURE_TYPE AssetType.TEXT_TYPE	read/write	The type of object library asset.
date	Date	readonly	The date and time the Asset was created.
description	String	read/write	The description of the Asset.
id	Number	readonly	The unique ID of the Asset.
index	Number	readonly	The index of the Asset within its containing object.
label	String	read/write	A property that can be set to any string.
name	String	read/write	The name of the Asset.
parent	Library	readonly	The parent of the Asset (a Library).
properties	Object	read/write	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.

Method Listing

String extractLabel (key:String)

Gets the label value associated with the specified key.

Parameter	Type	Description
key	String	The key.

Object getElements ()

Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

undefined 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.

Varies placeAsset (on:Varies Document Text)

Places the asset in the specified document or text.

Parameter

Type

Description

on

The document or text object in which to place the asset. Can accept: Document or Text.

undefined remove ()

Deletes the Asset.

String toSource ()

Generates a string which, if executed, will return the Asset.

String toSpecifier ()

Retrieves the object specifier.

Return

Assets.anyItem()

Assets.everyItem()

Assets.nextItem()

Assets.previousItem()

Assets.itemByID()

Assets.itemByName()

Assets.itemByRange()

Assets.firstItem()

Assets.lastItem()

Assets.middleItem()

FormField.store()

PageItem.store()

Rectangle.store()

GraphicLine.store()

Polygon.store()

TextFrame.store()

XMLElement.store()

Library.store()