InDesign Server2025
API 20.5.0.49
Object

LinkMetadata

MetaData properties for the link source file.

Preference LinkMetadata
Hierarchy

Link

LinkMetadata

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
String readonly The author of the document.
String readonly The URL of the file that contains the linked copyright statement.
String readonly The text to use as a copyright notice.
CopyrightStatus
readonly The copyright status of the document.
Date readonly The creation date of the document.
String readonly The name of the application used to create the document.
String readonly The description of the LinkMetadata.
String readonly The title of the document.
EventListeners<EventListener> readonly A collection of event listeners.
Events<Event> readonly A collection of events.
String readonly The format of the document.
Boolean readonly Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
String readonly The job name.
String[] readonly The list of keywords associated with the document.
Date readonly The most recent modification date of the document.
Link readonly The parent of the LinkMetadata (a Link).
Object read/write A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
String readonly The location of the document on the asset management server.

Methods

EventListener

Adds an event listener.

eventType String The event type.
handler File | JavaScriptFunction The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures? Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
Number

Counts the number of items in the container.

namespace String The namespace of the container.
path String The path to the container.
LinkMetadata[]

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

String

Gets the XMP property value associated with the specified path.

namespace String The namespace of the property.
path String The specified path.
Boolean

Removes the event listener.

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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
String

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

String

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of 4

Properties elsewhere that hold a LinkMetadata.

Return 1

Methods that return a LinkMetadata.