XMLItem

An XML item.

Methods:

addEventListener, duplicate, getElements, remove, removeEventListener, select, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

Boolean, EventListeners, Events, Number, Object,

Hierarchy:

Class: XMLItem

Subclasses: XMLElement | XMLComment | XMLInstruction | DTD

Property Listing

Property

Type

Access

Description

eventListeners

EventListeners EventListener

readonly

A collection of event listeners.

events

Events Event

readonly

A collection of events.

id

Number

readonly

The unique ID of the XMLItem.

index

Number

readonly

The index of the XMLItem within its containing object.

isValid

Boolean

readonly

Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.

parent

Document

XMLElement

readonly

The parent of the XMLItem (a Document or XMLElement).

properties

Object

read/write

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

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This parameter is obsolete.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)

XMLItem duplicate ()

Duplicates the XMLItem.

XMLItem getElements ()

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

undefined remove ()

Deletes the XMLItem.

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This parameter is obsolete.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)

undefined select ([existingSelection:SelectionOptions=SelectionOptions])

Selects the object.

Parameter

Type

Description

existingSelection

SelectionOptions

SelectionOptions.ADD_TO

SelectionOptions.REMOVE_FROM

SelectionOptions.REPLACE_WITH

SelectionOptions.SET_KEY

The selection status of the XMLItem in relation to previously selected objects. (Optional)

(default: SelectionOptions.REPLACE_WITH)

String toSource ()

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

String toSpecifier ()

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of

XMLRuleMatchData.element

Button.associatedXMLElement

Cell.associatedXMLElement

CheckBox.associatedXMLElement

ComboBox.associatedXMLElement

Document.associatedXMLElement

EPS.associatedXMLElement

EPSText.associatedXMLElement

EndnoteTextFrame.associatedXMLElement

FormField.associatedXMLElement

Graphic.associatedXMLElement

GraphicLine.associatedXMLElement

Group.associatedXMLElement

HtmlItem.associatedXMLElement

Image.associatedXMLElement

ImportedPage.associatedXMLElement

ListBox.associatedXMLElement

MediaItem.associatedXMLElement

Movie.associatedXMLElement

MultiStateObject.associatedXMLElement

Oval.associatedXMLElement

PDF.associatedXMLElement

PICT.associatedXMLElement

PageItem.associatedXMLElement

Polygon.associatedXMLElement

RadioButton.associatedXMLElement

Rectangle.associatedXMLElement

SVG.associatedXMLElement

SignatureField.associatedXMLElement

Sound.associatedXMLElement

SplineItem.associatedXMLElement

Story.associatedXMLElement

Table.associatedXMLElement

TextBox.associatedXMLElement

TextFrame.associatedXMLElement

WMF.associatedXMLElement

XmlStory.associatedXMLElement

Character.associatedXMLElements

InsertionPoint.associatedXMLElements

Line.associatedXMLElements

Paragraph.associatedXMLElements

Text.associatedXMLElements

TextColumn.associatedXMLElements

TextStyleRange.associatedXMLElements

Word.associatedXMLElements

Event.parent

EventListener.parent

MutationEvent.parent

Return

XMLItem.duplicate()

XMLElement.evaluateXPathExpression()

XMLItem.getElements()

XMLItems.anyItem()

XMLItems.everyItem()

XMLItems.nextItem()

XMLItems.previousItem()

XMLItems.itemByID()

XMLItems.item()

XMLItems.[]()

XMLItems.itemByRange()

XMLItems.firstItem()

XMLItems.lastItem()

XMLItems.middleItem()