InDesign Server2025
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API 20.5.0.49
Object

PreflightProfile

A preflight profile.

Hierarchy

Application | Document

PreflightProfile

PreflightProfileRule | PreflightRuleInstance

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
String read/write The description of the PreflightProfile.
EventListeners<EventListener> readonly A collection of event listeners.
Events<Event> readonly A collection of events.
Number readonly The unique ID of the PreflightProfile.
Number readonly The index of the PreflightProfile within its containing object.
Boolean readonly Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
String read/write A property that can be set to any string.
String read/write The name of the PreflightProfile.
Application | Document readonly The parent of the PreflightProfile (a Application or Document).
PreflightProfileRules<PreflightProfileRule> readonly A collection of preflight profile rules.
PreflightRuleInstances<PreflightRuleInstance> readonly A collection of preflight rule instances.
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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
→ String

Gets the label value associated with the specified key.

key String The key.
→ PreflightProfile[]

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

→ void

Sets the label to the value associated with the specified key.

key String The key.
value String The value.
→ void

Deletes the PreflightProfile.

→ 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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
→ void

Saves this preflight profile to a InDesign preflight profile file.

to File The preflight profile file to save to.
→ String

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

→ String

Retrieves the object specifier.

→ void

Unembed this profile.

→ void

Update the preflight profile by copying from another profile.

using? String | PreflightProfile The preflight profile to copy. Can accept: String or PreflightProfile.

Object of 8

Properties elsewhere that hold a PreflightProfile.

Event.parentEventListener.parentMutationEvent.parentPreflightBookOption.preflightWorkingProfilePreflightOption.preflightWorkingProfilePreflightProcess.appliedProfilePreflightProfileRule.parentPreflightRuleInstance.parent

Parameter of 6

Method parameters that accept a PreflightProfile.

Document.embed(using)PreflightProcesses.add(appliedProfile)PreflightProfile.update(using)PreflightProfiles.itemByRange(from)PreflightProfiles.nextItem(obj)PreflightProfiles.previousItem(obj)

Return 17

Methods that return a PreflightProfile.

Application.loadPreflightProfile()Document.embed()PreflightProfile.duplicate()PreflightProfile.getElements()PreflightProfiles.[]()PreflightProfiles.add()PreflightProfiles.anyItem()PreflightProfiles.everyItem()PreflightProfiles.firstItem()PreflightProfiles.item()PreflightProfiles.itemByID()PreflightProfiles.itemByName()PreflightProfiles.itemByRange()PreflightProfiles.lastItem()PreflightProfiles.middleItem()PreflightProfiles.nextItem()PreflightProfiles.previousItem()