InDesign Server2025
API 20.5.0.49

DataMergeTextPlaceholders

A collection of data merge text placeholders.

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
Number readonly The number of objects in the collection.

Methods

DataMergeTextPlaceholder

Creates a data merge text placeholder.

parentStory Story The story in which to insert the placeholder.
storyOffset InsertionPoint | LongInteger The position within the story at which to insert the placeholder, specified as an offset number or an insertion point. Can accept: InsertionPoint or Long Integer.
field DataMergeField The field to insert.
withProperties? Object Initial values for properties of the new DataMergeTextPlaceholder
Number

Displays the number of elements in the DataMergeTextPlaceholder.

DataMergeTextPlaceholder

Returns the DataMergeTextPlaceholder with the specified index or name.

index LongInteger | String The index or name. Can accept: Long Integer or String.
DataMergeTextPlaceholder[]

Returns the DataMergeTextPlaceholders within the specified range.

from DataMergeTextPlaceholder | LongInteger | String The DataMergeTextPlaceholder, index, or name at the beginning of the range. Can accept: DataMergeTextPlaceholder, Long Integer or String.
to DataMergeTextPlaceholder | LongInteger | String The DataMergeTextPlaceholder, index, or name at the end of the range. Can accept: DataMergeTextPlaceholder, Long Integer or String.
DataMergeTextPlaceholder

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

obj DataMergeTextPlaceholder The DataMergeTextPlaceholder whose index comes before the desired DataMergeTextPlaceholder.
DataMergeTextPlaceholder

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

obj DataMergeTextPlaceholder The index of the DataMergeTextPlaceholder that follows the desired DataMergeTextPlaceholder.
String

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

Object of 1

Properties elsewhere that hold a DataMergeTextPlaceholders.