Rectangles

A collection of rectangles.

Methods:

add, anyItem, count, everyItem, firstItem, item, itemByID, itemByName, itemByRange, lastItem, middleItem, nextItem, previousItem, toSource

Property Listing

Property

Type

Access

Description

length

Number

readonly

The number of objects in the collection.

Method Listing

Rectangle add (layer:Layer, [at:LocationOptions=LocationOptions], reference:Varies Document MasterSpread Page Spread Layer, withProperties:Object)

Create a new Rectangle

Parameter

Type

Description

layer

Layer

The layer on which to create the Rectangle. (Optional)

at

LocationOptions

LocationOptions.AFTER

LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING

LocationOptions.AT_END

LocationOptions.BEFORE

LocationOptions.UNKNOWN

Location (Optional)

(default: LocationOptions.UNKNOWN)

reference

Document

MasterSpread

Page

Spread

Layer

Before/after this Rectangle or at the beginning/end of this Document, Spread, Master Spread, Page or Layer. Can accept: Document, Spread, MasterSpread, Page or Layer. (Optional)

withProperties

Object

Initial values for properties of the new Rectangle (Optional)

Rectangle anyItem ()

Returns any Rectangle in the collection.

Number count ()

Displays the number of elements in the Rectangle.

Rectangle everyItem ()

Returns every Rectangle in the collection.

Rectangle firstItem ()

Returns the first Rectangle in the collection.

Rectangle item (index:Varies Long String)

Returns the Rectangle with the specified index or name.

Parameter

Type

Description

index

Long

String

The index or name. Can accept: Long or String.

Rectangle itemByID (id:Number)

Returns the Rectangle with the specified ID.

Parameter

Type

Description

id

Number

The ID.

Rectangle itemByName (name:String)

Returns the Rectangle with the specified name.

Parameter

Type

Description

name

String

The name.

Rectangle itemByRange (from:Varies Long Rectangle String, to:Varies Long Rectangle String)

Returns the Rectangles within the specified range.

Parameter

Type

Description

from

Long

Rectangle

String

The Rectangle, index, or name at the beginning of the range. Can accept: Rectangle, Long or String.

to

Long

Rectangle

String

The Rectangle, index, or name at the end of the range. Can accept: Rectangle, Long or String.

Rectangle lastItem ()

Returns the last Rectangle in the collection.

Rectangle middleItem ()

Returns the middle Rectangle in the collection.

Rectangle nextItem (obj:Rectangle)

Returns the Rectangle whose index follows the specified Rectangle in the collection.

Parameter

Type

Description

obj

Rectangle

The Rectangle whose index comes before the desired Rectangle.

Rectangle previousItem (obj:Rectangle)

Returns the Rectangle with the index previous to the specified index.

Parameter

Type

Description

obj

Rectangle

The index of the Rectangle that follows the desired Rectangle.

String toSource ()

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

Object of

Document.rectangles

Button.rectangles

State.rectangles

Layer.rectangles

Spread.rectangles

Page.rectangles

MasterSpread.rectangles

PageItem.rectangles

Oval.rectangles

Rectangle.rectangles

GraphicLine.rectangles

Polygon.rectangles

Group.rectangles

Cell.rectangles

Table.rectangles

Text.rectangles

Character.rectangles

Word.rectangles

Line.rectangles

TextColumn.rectangles

Paragraph.rectangles

TextStyleRange.rectangles

InsertionPoint.rectangles

TextFrame.rectangles

Story.rectangles

Footnote.rectangles