Object

Preference

A preferences object.

Extended byAdjustLayoutPreference·AlignDistributePreference·AnchoredObjectDefault·AnchoredObjectSetting·AnimationSetting·AutoCorrectPreference·BaselineFrameGridOption·BevelAndEmbossSetting·BlendingSetting·Bullet·ButtonPreference·CaptionMetadataVariablePreference·ChangeColorPreference·ChangeGlyphPreference·ChangeGrepPreference·ChangeObjectPreference·ChangeTextPreference·ChangeTransliteratePreference·ChapterNumberPreference·ChapterNumberVariablePreference·CjkGridPreference·ClipboardPreference·ClippingPathSettings·ColorSetting·ConditionalTextPreference·ContentPlacerObject·ContentTransparencySetting·ContourOption·CustomTextVariablePreference·DataMerge·DataMergeOption·DataMergePreference·DateVariablePreference·DictionaryPreference·DirectionalFeatherSetting·DocumentPreference·DropShadowSetting·EPSExportPreference·EPSImportPreference·EPubExportPreference·EPubExportPreviewAppPreference·EPubFixedLayoutExportPreference·EndnoteOption·ExcelImportPreference·ExportForWebPreference·FeatherSetting·FileNameVariablePreference·FillTransparencySetting·FindChangeColorOption·FindChangeContentTransparencySetting·FindChangeFillTransparencySetting·FindChangeGlyphOption·FindChangeGrepOption·FindChangeObjectOption·FindChangeStrokeTransparencySetting·FindChangeTextOption·FindChangeTransliterateOption·FindChangeTransparencySetting·FindColorPreference·FindGlyphPreference·FindGrepPreference·FindObjectPreference·FindTextPreference·FindTransliteratePreference·FlattenerPreference·FontLockingPreference·FontSyncPreference·FootnoteOption·FrameFittingOption·GeneralPreference·GradientFeatherSetting·GraphicLayerOption·GridDataInformation·GridPreference·GridPrintingPreference·GuidePreference·HTMLExportPreference·HTMLFXLExportPreference·ImageIOPreference·ImagePreference·ImportedPageAttribute·InCopyExportOption·IndexOptions·InnerGlowSetting·InnerShadowSetting·InteractivePDFExportPreference·JPEGExportPreference·LayoutGridDataInformation·LinkMetadata·LinkedPageItemOption·LinkedStoryOption·LinkingPreference·MarginPreference·MatchCharacterStylePreference·MatchParagraphStylePreference·MetadataPreference·MojikumiUiPreference·NumberingRestartPolicy·ObjectExportOption·ObjectStyleContentEffectsCategorySettings·ObjectStyleFillEffectsCategorySettings·ObjectStyleObjectEffectsCategorySettings·ObjectStyleStrokeEffectsCategorySettings·OuterGlowSetting·PDFAttribute·PDFExportPreference·PDFPlacePreference·PNGExportPreference·PageItemDefault·PageNumberVariablePreference·PasteboardPreference·PlaceGun·PolygonPreference·PreflightBookOption·PreflightOption·PrintBookletOption·PrintBookletPrintPreference·PrintPreference·PublishExportPreference·SatinSetting·ScriptArg·ScriptPreference·ServerSetting·SpellPreference·StoryGridDataInformation·StoryPreference·StrokeTransparencySetting·TaggedPDFPreference·TaggedTextExportPreference·TaggedTextImportPreference·TextDefault·TextExportPreference·TextFramePreference·TextImportPreference·TextPreference·TextWrapPreference·TimingSetting·TrackChangesPreference·TransformAttributeOption·TransformPreference·TransparencyPreference·TransparencySetting·ViewPreference·WatermarkPreference·WordRTFImportPreference·XMLExportPreference·XMLImportPreference·XMLPreference

Hierarchy

72 objects

Preference

Properties

Type	Access	Description
EventListeners<EventListener>	readonly	A collection of event listeners.
Events<Event>	readonly	A collection of events.
Boolean	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
Book \| Button \| ChangeGrepPreference \| ChangeObjectPreference \| ChangeTextPreference \| Character \| CheckBox \| ComboBox \| ContentTransparencySetting \| DataMerge \| Document \| EPS \| EPSText \| EndnoteTextFrame \| FillTransparencySetting \| FindChangeContentTransparencySetting \| FindChangeFillTransparencySetting \| FindChangeStrokeTransparencySetting \| FindChangeTransparencySetting \| FindGrepPreference \| FindObjectPreference \| FindTextPreference \| FindTransliteratePreference \| FormField \| Graphic \| GraphicLine \| Group \| HtmlItem \| Image \| ImportedPage \| InsertionPoint \| Line \| Link \| ListBox \| MasterSpread \| MediaItem \| Movie \| MultiStateObject \| NamedGrid \| ObjectStyle \| Oval \| PDF \| PICT \| Page \| PageItem \| PageItemDefault \| Paragraph \| ParagraphStyle \| Polygon \| RadioButton \| Rectangle \| SVG \| SignatureField \| Sound \| SplineItem \| Spread \| Story \| StrokeTransparencySetting \| Text \| TextBox \| TextColumn \| TextDefault \| TextFrame \| TextStyleRange \| TextVariable \| TextWrapPreference \| TransparencySetting \| WMF \| Word \| XmlStory \| Application \| ChangeTransliteratePreference	readonly	The parent of the Preference (a Application, Document, Book, DataMerge, XmlStory, Spread, FindChangeTransparencySetting, FindChangeStrokeTransparencySetting, FindChangeFillTransparencySetting, FindChangeContentTransparencySetting, HtmlItem, SignatureField, TextBox, RadioButton, ListBox, ComboBox, CheckBox, MultiStateObject, Button, FormField, Sound, Movie, MediaItem, EPSText, Polygon, GraphicLine, Rectangle, Oval, SplineItem, SVG, ImportedPage, PICT, WMF, PDF, EPS, Image, Graphic, Group, EndnoteTextFrame, TextFrame, PageItem, PageItemDefault, TransparencySetting, StrokeTransparencySetting, FillTransparencySetting, ContentTransparencySetting, FindObjectPreference, ChangeObjectPreference, Story, TextVariable, TextWrapPreference, Page, Link, ObjectStyle, MasterSpread, NamedGrid, TextDefault, ParagraphStyle, InsertionPoint, TextStyleRange, Paragraph, TextColumn, Line, Word, Character, Text, FindTextPreference, ChangeTextPreference, FindGrepPreference, ChangeGrepPreference, FindTransliteratePreference or ChangeTransliteratePreference).
Object	read/write	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.

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.

→ Preference[]

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

→ 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 Preference.

→ String

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of 3

Properties elsewhere that hold a Preference.

Event.parent EventListener.parent MutationEvent.parent

Parameter of 3

Method parameters that accept a Preference.

Preferences.itemByRange(from)Preferences.nextItem(obj)Preferences.previousItem(obj)

Return 11

Methods that return a Preference.

Preference.getElements()Preferences.[]()Preferences.anyItem()Preferences.everyItem()Preferences.firstItem()Preferences.item()Preferences.itemByRange()Preferences.lastItem()Preferences.middleItem()Preferences.nextItem()Preferences.previousItem()