XMLImportPreference

XML import preferences.

Methods:

getElements, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

Boolean, File, Object, XMLImportStyles, XMLTransformFile

Property Listing

Property

Type

Access

Description

allowTransform

Boolean

read/write

If true, transforms the XML using an XSLT file.

createLinkToXML

Boolean

read/write

If true, creates a link to the imported XML file. If false, embeds the file.

ignoreUnmatchedIncoming

Boolean

read/write

If true, ignores elements that do not match the existing structure. Note: Valid only when import style is merge.

ignoreWhitespace

Boolean

read/write

If true, leaves existing content in place if the matching XML content contains only whitespace characters such as a carriage return or a tab character. Note: Valid only when import style is merge.

importCALSTables

Boolean

read/write

If true, imports CALS tables as InDesign tables.

importStyle

XMLImportStyles

XMLImportStyles.APPEND_IMPORT

XMLImportStyles.MERGE_IMPORT

read/write

The style of incorporating imported XML content into the document.

importTextIntoTables

Boolean

read/write

If true, imports text into tables if tags match placeholder tables and their cells. Note: Valid only when import style is merge.

importToSelected

Boolean

read/write

If true, imports into the selected XML element. If false, imports at the root element.

parent

Application

Document

readonly

The parent of the XMLImportPreference (a Application or Document).

properties

Object

read/write

A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.

removeUnmatchedExisting

Boolean

read/write

If true, deletes existing elements or placeholders in the document that do not have matches in the XML file. Note: Valid only when import style is merge.

repeatTextElements

Boolean

read/write

If true, repeating text elements inherit the formatting applied to placeholder text. Note: Valid only when import style is merge.

transformFilename

File

XMLTransformFile

XMLTransformFile.STYLESHEET_IN_XML

read/write

The name of the XSLT file. Note: Valid when allow transform is true. Can return: File or XMLTransformFile enumerator.

transformParameters

Array of Arrays of 2 Strings.

read/write

Stylesheet parameters as a list of name/value) pairs in the format [[name, value], [name, value], ...]. Can return: Array of Arrays of 2 Strings.

Method Listing

XMLImportPreference getElements ()

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

String toSource ()

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

String toSpecifier ()

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of

Application.xmlImportPreferences

Document.xmlImportPreferences

Return

XMLImportPreference.getElements()