InDesign2026
API 21.5.1.73
Object

ChapterNumberPreference

Chapter numbering preferences.

Preference ChapterNumberPreference
Hierarchy

Document

ChapterNumberPreference

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
Number read/write Chapter number.
NumberingStyle | String
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read/write Chapter number formatting options. Can return: NumberingStyle enumerator or String.
ChapterNumberSources
read/write Source for generating the chapter number.
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.
Document readonly The parent of the ChapterNumberPreference (a Document).
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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
ChapterNumberPreference[]

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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.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 ChapterNumberPreference.

String

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of 4

Properties elsewhere that hold a ChapterNumberPreference.

Return 1

Methods that return a ChapterNumberPreference.