Change

A tracked change made to a story.

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Methods:

accept, getElements, reject, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

Boolean, ChangeTypes, Characters, Date, InsertionPoint, InsertionPoints, Lines, Number, Object, Paragraphs, String, TextColumns, TextStyleRanges, TextVariableInstances, Texts, Words

Property Listing

Property	Type	Access	Description
changeType	ChangeTypes ChangeTypes.DELETED_TEXT ChangeTypes.INSERTED_TEXT ChangeTypes.MOVED_TEXT	readonly	The type of tracked change. Note: Valid only when track changes is true.
characters	Characters Character	readonly	A collection of characters.
date	Date	readonly	The date on which the tracked change was made. Note: Valid only when track changes is true.
index	Number	readonly	The index of the Change within its containing object.
insertionPoints	InsertionPoints InsertionPoint	readonly	A collection of insertion points.
isValid	Boolean	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
lines	Lines Line	readonly	A collection of lines.
paragraphs	Paragraphs Paragraph	readonly	A collection of paragraphs.
parent	Cell Story	readonly	The parent of the Change (a Story or Cell).
properties	Object	read/write	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
storyOffset	InsertionPoint	readonly	The location of the first insertion point in the object (relative to the beginning of the story).
textColumns	TextColumns TextColumn	readonly	A collection of text columns.
textStyleRanges	TextStyleRanges TextStyleRange	readonly	A collection of text style ranges.
textVariableInstances	TextVariableInstances TextVariableInstance	readonly	A collection of text variable instances.
texts	Texts Text	readonly	A collection of text objects.
userName	String	readonly	The user who made the change. Note: Valid only when track changes is true.
words	Words Word	readonly	A collection of words.

Method Listing

undefined accept ()

Accepts the tracked change. Note: Valid only when track changes is true.

Change getElements ()

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

undefined reject ()

Rejects the tracked change. Note: Valid only when track changes is true.

String toSource ()

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

String toSpecifier ()

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of

Character.parent

InsertionPoint.parent

Line.parent

Paragraph.parent

Text.parent

TextColumn.parent

TextStyleRange.parent

TextVariableInstance.parent

Word.parent

Return

Change.getElements()

Changes.anyItem()

Changes.everyItem()

Changes.nextItem()

Changes.previousItem()

Changes.itemByName()

Changes.itemByRange()

Changes.firstItem()

Changes.lastItem()

Changes.middleItem()