TextImportPreference

Methods:

addEventListener, getElements, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

Boolean, EventListeners, Events, ImportPlatform, Number, Object, String, TextImportCharacterSet

Hierarchy:

Class: TextImportPreference

Property Listing

Property	Type	Access	Description
characterSet	TextImportCharacterSet TextImportCharacterSet.ANSI TextImportCharacterSet.ARABIC_ASMO TextImportCharacterSet.ARABIC_ASMO_TRANSPARENT TextImportCharacterSet.CENTRALEUROPEAN_ISO TextImportCharacterSet.CHINESE_BIG_5 TextImportCharacterSet.CYRILLIC_CP855 TextImportCharacterSet.CYRILLIC_ISO TextImportCharacterSet.CYRILLIC_KOI8R TextImportCharacterSet.CYRILLIC_KOI8U TextImportCharacterSet.DOS_LATIN_2 TextImportCharacterSet.GB18030 TextImportCharacterSet.GB2312 TextImportCharacterSet.GREEK_ISO TextImportCharacterSet.KSC5601 TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_ARABIC TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_CE TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_CROATIAN TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_CYRILLIC TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_GREEK TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_GREEK_SHARED_CAPS TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_HEBREW TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_ICELANDIC TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_ROMAN TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_ROMANIAN TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_TURKISH TextImportCharacterSet.RECOMMENDSHIFTJIS83PV TextImportCharacterSet.SHIFTJIS90MS TextImportCharacterSet.SHIFTJIS90PV TextImportCharacterSet.TURKISH_ISO TextImportCharacterSet.UTF16 TextImportCharacterSet.UTF8 TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_ARABIC TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_BALTIC TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_CE TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_CYRILLIC TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_EE TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_GREEK TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_HEBREW TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_TURKISH	read/write	The computer language character set used to create the text file.
convertSpacesIntoTabs	Boolean	read/write	If true, converts the specified number of spaces into a tab. For information on specifying the number of spaces, see spaces into tabs count.
dictionary	String	read/write	The dictionary to use for the imported text.
eventListeners	EventListeners EventListener	readonly	A collection of event listeners.
events	Events Event	readonly	A collection of events.
isValid	Boolean	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
parent	Application	readonly	The parent of the TextImportPreference (a Application).
platform	ImportPlatform ImportPlatform.MACINTOSH ImportPlatform.PC	read/write	The platform used to create the imported text file.
properties	Object	read/write	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
spacesIntoTabsCount	Number	read/write	The number of spaces to convert to a tab. Note: Valid when convert spaces into tabs is true.
stripReturnsBetweenLines	Boolean	read/write	If true, the import filter removes extra carriage returns at the ends of lines.
stripReturnsBetweenParagraphs	Boolean	read/write	If true, the import filter removes extra carriage returns between paragraphs.
useTypographersQuotes	Boolean	read/write	If true, convert straight quotes and apostrophes in the imported text to typographic quotation marks and apostrophes.

Method Listing

EventListener addEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Adds an event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The event type.
handler	File JavaScriptFunction	The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

TextImportPreference getElements ()

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

Boolean removeEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Removes the event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The registered event type.
handler	File JavaScriptFunction	The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)