InDesign2026
API 21.5.1.73

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
Flip
read/write Indicates whether the HtmlItem has been flipped independently of its parent object and, if yes, the direction in which the HtmlItem was flipped.
Number read/write The horizontal scale of the HtmlItem relative to its containing object.
Number read/write The rotation angle of the HtmlItem relative to its containing object. (Range: -360 to 360)
Number read/write The skewing angle of the HtmlItem relative to its containing object. (Range: -360 to 360)
Number read/write The vertical scale of the HtmlItem relative to its containing object.
Article[] readonly The list of all articles this page item is part of
Graphic[] readonly Lists all graphics contained by the HtmlItem.
PageItem[] readonly Lists all page items contained by the HtmlItem.
Boolean read/write If true, the master page item can be overridden.
AnimationSetting readonly The page item animation settings.
ObjectStyle read/write The object style applied to the HtmlItem.
ArrowHeadAlignmentEnum
read/write The arrowhead alignment applied to the HtmlItem.
XMLItem readonly The XML element associated with the HtmlItem.
CornerOptions
read/write The shape to apply to the bottom left corner of rectangular shapes.
Number | String unit read/write The radius in measurement units of the corner effect applied to the bottom left corner of rectangular shapes
CornerOptions
read/write The shape to apply to the bottom right corner of rectangular shapes.
Number | String unit read/write The radius in measurement units of the corner effect applied to the bottom right corner of rectangular shapes
ContentTransparencySetting readonly Transparency settings for the content of the HtmlItem.
EndCap
read/write The end shape of an open path.
EndJoin
read/write The corner join applied to the HtmlItem.
EventListeners<EventListener> readonly A collection of event listeners.
Events<Event> readonly A collection of events.
Swatch | String read/write The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the fill of the HtmlItem. . Can also accept: String.
Number 0–100 read/write The percent of tint to use in the HtmlItem's fill color. (To specify a tint percent, use a number in the range of 0 to 100; to use the inherited or overridden value, use -1.)
FillTransparencySetting readonly Transparency settings for the fill applied to the HtmlItem.
Boolean read/write Is this HTML able to adapt its width and height based on changes to the parent div or does it have fixed dimensions?
FlexWidthHeightMode | FlexEnum
read/write Controls the flex item's height behavior (fixed, auto, fill). Can return: FlexWidthHeightMode enumerator or FlexEnum enumerator.
FlexWidthHeightMode | FlexEnum
read/write Controls the flex item's width behavior (fixed, auto, fill). Can return: FlexWidthHeightMode enumerator or FlexEnum enumerator.
FlexObjects<FlexObject> readonly A collection of flex objects.
Flip
read/write The direction in which to flip the printed image.
Swatch read/write The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the gap of a dashed, dotted, or striped stroke. For information, see stroke type.
Number 0–100 read/write The tint as a percentage of the gap color. (To specify a tint percent, use a number in the range of 0 to 100; to use the inherited or overridden value, use -1.)
Number[] | String[] unit read/write The bounds of the HtmlItem excluding the stroke width, in the format [y1, x1, y2, x2], which give the coordinates of the top-left and bottom-right corners of the bounding box.
Number read/write The angle of a linear gradient applied to the fill of the HtmlItem. (Range: -180 to 180)
Number | String unit read/write The length (for a linear gradient) or radius (for a radial gradient) applied to the fill of the HtmlItem.
Number[] | String[] unit read/write The starting point (in page coordinates) of a gradient applied to the fill of the HtmlItem, in the format [x, y].
Number read/write The angle of a linear gradient applied to the stroke of the HtmlItem. (Range: -180 to 180)
Number | String unit read/write The length (for a linear gradient) or radius (for a radial gradient) applied to the stroke of the HtmlItem.
Number[] | String[] unit read/write The starting point (in page coordinates) of a gradient applied to the stroke of the HtmlItem, in the format [x, y].
Graphics<Graphic> readonly A collection of imported graphics in any graphic file format (vector, metafile, or bitmap).
DimensionsConstraints[]
read/write The left margin, width, and right margin constraints this item is subject to when using the object-based layout rule.
Number read/write The horizontal scaling applied to the HtmlItem.
String read/write The embedded HTML text
Number readonly The unique ID of the HtmlItem.
Number readonly The index of the HtmlItem within its containing object.
Boolean readonly Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
Layer read/write The layer that the HtmlItem is on.
String read/write A property that can be set to any string.
Number 1–1000 read/write The scaling applied to the arrowhead at the start of the path. (Range: 1 to 1000)
ArrowHead
read/write The arrowhead applied to the start of the path.
LinkedPageItemOption readonly Linked Page Item options
DisplaySettingOptions
read/write Display performance options for the HtmlItem.
Boolean read/write If true, the HtmlItem is locked.
Number = 4 1–500 read/write The limit of the ratio of stroke width to miter length before a miter (pointed) join becomes a bevel (squared-off) join.
String read/write The name of the HtmlItem.
Boolean read/write If true, the HtmlItem does not print.
Boolean read/write If true, the HtmlItem's fill color overprints any underlying objects. If false, the fill color knocks out the underlying colors.
Boolean read/write If true, the gap color overprints any underlying colors. If false, the gap color knocks out the underlying colors.
Boolean read/write If true, the HtmlItem's stroke color overprints any underlying objects. If false, the stroke color knocks out the underlying colors.
Boolean readonly If true, the object originated on a master spread and was overridden. If false, the object either originated on a master spread and was not overridden, or the object did not originate on a master page.
Graphic | Guide | Movie | PageItem | Sound readonly An object that originated on a master page and has been overridden. Can return: PageItem, Guide, Graphic, Movie or Sound.
PageItems<PageItem> readonly The page items collection, which can be used to process all page items in a container (such as a document, page, or group), regardless of type.
GraphicLine | Polygon | Rectangle | Oval | SplineItem readonly The parent of the HtmlItem (a SplineItem, Polygon, GraphicLine, Rectangle or Oval).
Page readonly The page on which this page item appears.
Preferences<Preference> readonly A collection of preferences objects.
Object read/write A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
Number 1–1000 read/write The scaling applied to the arrowhead at the end of the path. (Range: 1 to 1000)
ArrowHead
read/write The arrowhead applied to the end of the path.
Number read/write The rotatation angle of the HtmlItem. (Range: -360 to 360)
Number read/write The skewing angle applied to the HtmlItem. (Range: -360 to 360)
StrokeAlignment
read/write The stroke alignment applied to the HtmlItem.
Swatch | String read/write The swatch (color, gradient, tint, or mixed ink) applied to the stroke of the HtmlItem. Can also accept: String.
StrokeCornerAdjustment
read/write The corner adjustment applied to the HtmlItem.
Number[] | String[] unit read/write The dash and gap measurements that define the pattern of a custom dashed line. Define up to six values (in points) in the format [dash1, gap1, dash2, gap2, dash3, gap3].
Number 0–100 read/write The percent of tint to use in object's stroke color. (To specify a tint percent, use a number in the range of 0 to 100; to use the inherited or overridden value, use -1.)
StrokeTransparencySetting readonly Transparency settings for the stroke.
StrokeStyle | String read/write The name of the stroke style to apply. Can also accept: String.
Number | String unit read/write The weight (in points) to apply to the HtmlItem's stroke.
SVGs<SVG> readonly A collection of SVG files.
TextWrapPreference readonly The text wrap preference properties that define the default formatting for wrapping text around objects.
TimingSetting readonly The object timing settings.
CornerOptions
read/write The shape to be applied to the top left corner of rectangular shapes and all corners of non-rectangular shapes.Note: corner option differs from end join in which you can set a radius for a corner option, whereas the rounded or beveled effect of an end join depends on the stroke weight.
Number | String unit read/write The radius in measurement units of the corner effect applied to the top left corner of rectangular shapes and all corners of non-rectangular shapes
CornerOptions
read/write The shape to apply to the top right corner of rectangular shapes
Number | String unit read/write The radius in measurement units of the corner effect applied to the top right corner of rectangular shapes
TransparencySetting readonly Transparency settings.
DimensionsConstraints[]
read/write The top margin, height, and bottom margin constraints this item is subject to when using the object-based layout rule.
Number read/write The vertical scaling applied to the HtmlItem.
Boolean read/write If true, the HtmlItem is visible.
Number[] | String[] unit read/write The bounds of the HtmlItem including the stroke width, in the format [y1, x1, y2, x2], which give the coordinates of the top-left and bottom-right corners of the bounding box.

Events

NameDescription
Dispatched after a HtmlItem is placed. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable.
Dispatched before a HtmlItem is placed. This event bubbles. This event is cancelable.

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.
void

Applies the specified object style.

using ObjectStyle The object style to apply.
clearingOverrides? Boolean If true, clears the HtmlItem's existing attributes before applying the style.
clearingOverridesThroughRootObjectStyle? Boolean If true, clears attributes and formatting applied to the HtmlItem that are not defined in the object style.
BackgroundTask

asynchronously exports the object(s) to a file.

format ExportFormat | String The export format, specified as an enumeration value or as an extension that appears in the Save as type or Format menu in the Export dialog. Can accept: ExportFormat enumerator or String.
to File The path to the export file.
showingOptions? Boolean If true, displays the export options dialog.
using? PDFExportPreset The export style.
versionComments? String The comment for this version.
forceSave? Boolean If true, forcibly saves a version.
void

Tag the object or the parent story using default tags defined in XML preference.

PageItem[]

Finds objects that match the find what value and replace the objects with the change to value.

reverseOrder? Boolean If true, returns the results in reverse order.
void

Clear overrides for object style

void

Clears transformations from the HtmlItem. Transformations include rotation, scaling, flipping, fitting, and shearing.

→ Varies[]

Duplicate an object and place it into the target page item.

pageItems PageItem[] One or more page items to place or load
linkPageItems? Boolean Whether to link pageItems in content placer (if true it will override link stories value)
linkStories? Boolean Whether to link stories in content placer (only applicable for single story, pageItem links will also be created in case of more than one item)
mapStyles? Boolean Whether to map styles in content placer
showingOptions? Boolean Whether to display the link options dialog
void

Converts the HtmlItem to a different shape.

given ConvertShapeOptions The HtmlItem's new shape.
numberOfSides? Number 3–100 The number of sides for the resulting polygon. (Range: 3 to 100)
insetPercentage? Number 0–100 The star inset percentage for the resulting polygon. (Range: 0.0 to 100.0)
cornerRadius? Number | String unit The corner radius of the resulting rectangle.
void

Create Email QR Code on the page item or document

emailAddress? String QR code Email Address
subject? String QR code Email Subject
body? String QR code Email Body Message
qrCodeSwatch? Swatch | String Swatch to be applied on generated QR Code Graphic . Can accept: Swatch or String.
withProperties? String[] Initial values for properties of the new HtmlItem. Above parameters can also be passed as properties
void

Create Hyperlink QR Code on the page item or document

urlLink? String QR code Hyperlink URL
qrCodeSwatch? Swatch | String Swatch to be applied on generated QR Code Graphic . Can accept: Swatch or String.
withProperties? String[] Initial values for properties of the new HtmlItem. Above parameters can also be passed as properties
void

Create Plain Text QR Code on the page item

plainText? String QR code Plain Text
qrCodeSwatch? Swatch | String Swatch to be applied on generated QR Code Graphic . Can accept: Swatch or String.
withProperties? String[] Initial values for properties of the new HtmlItem. Above parameters can also be passed as properties
void

Create Text Msg QR Code on the page item or document

cellNumber? String QR code Text Phone Number
textMessage? String QR code Text Message
qrCodeSwatch? Swatch | String Swatch to be applied on generated QR Code Graphic . Can accept: Swatch or String.
withProperties? String[] Initial values for properties of the new HtmlItem. Above parameters can also be passed as properties
void

Create Business Card QR Code on the page item or load on document's placegun

firstName? String QR code Business Card First Name
lastName? String QR code Business Card Last Name
jobTitle? String QR code Business Card Title
cellPhone? String QR code Business Card Cell Phone Number
phone? String QR code Business Card Phone Number
email? String QR code Business Card Email Address
organisation? String QR code Business Card Organisation
streetAddress? String QR code Business Card Street Address
city? String QR code Business Card City
adrState? String QR code Business Card State
country? String QR code Business Card Country
postalCode? String QR code Business Card Postal Code
website? String QR code Business Card URL
qrCodeSwatch? Swatch | String Swatch to be applied on generated QR Code Graphic . Can accept: Swatch or String.
withProperties? String[] Initial values for properties of the new HtmlItem. Above parameters can also be passed as properties
void

Detaches an overridden master page item from the master page.

PageItem

Duplicates the HtmlItem at the specified location or offset.

to? 2 Units[] | Page[] | Spread[] | Layer[] The location of the new HtmlItem, specified in coordinates in the format [x, y]. Can accept: Array of 2 Units, Spread, Page or Layer.
by? Number[] | String[] unit Amount by which to offset the new HtmlItem from the original HtmlItem's position.
void

Exports the object(s) to a file.

format ExportFormat | String The export format, specified as an enumeration value or as an extension that appears in the Save as type or Format menu in the Export dialog. Can accept: ExportFormat enumerator or String.
to File The path to the export file.
showingOptions? Boolean If true, displays the export options dialog.
using? PDFExportPreset The export style.
versionComments? String The comment for this version.
forceSave? Boolean If true, forcibly saves a version.
String

Gets the label value associated with the specified key.

key String The key.
PageItem[]

Finds objects that match the find what value.

reverseOrder? Boolean If true, returns the results in reverse order.
void

Applies the specified fit option to content in a frame.

given FitOptions The fit option to use.
void

Flips the HtmlItem.

given Flip The axis around which to flip the HtmlItem.
around? 2 Units[] | AnchorPoint[] The point around which to flip the HtmlItem. Can accept: Array of 2 Units or AnchorPoint enumerator.
HtmlItem[]

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

Associates the page item with the specified XML element while preserving existing content.

using XMLElement The XML element.
void

Moves the HtmlItem to a new location. Note: Either the 'to' or 'by' parameter is required; if both parameters are defined, only the to value is used.

to? 2 Units[] | Page[] | Spread[] | Layer[] The new location of the HtmlItem,in the format (x, y). Can accept: Array of 2 Units, Spread, Page or Layer.
by? Number[] | String[] unit The amount (in measurement units) to move the HtmlItem relative to its current position, in the format (x, y).
→ Varies

Overrides a master page item and places the item on the document page as a new object.

destinationPage Page The document page that contains the master page item to override.
→ Varies[]

Places the file.

fileName File The file to place
showingOptions? Boolean Whether to display the import options dialog
withProperties? Object Initial values for properties of the placed object(s)
void

Places XML content into the specified object. Note: Replaces any existing content.

using XMLElement The XML element whose content you want to place.
void

Apply an item's scaling to its content if possible.

to? Number[] The scale factors to be left on the item. The default is {1.0, 1.0}.
void

Move the bounding box of the page item

in CoordinateSpaces | BoundingBoxLimits | Array The bounding box to resize. Can accept: CoordinateSpaces enumerator or Ordered array containing coordinateSpace:CoordinateSpaces enumerator, boundsKind:BoundingBoxLimits enumerator.
opposingCorners Varies[] Opposing corners of new bounding box in the given coordinate space
void

Deletes the HtmlItem.

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

Removes the override from a previously overridden master page item.

void

Resize the page item.

in BoundingBoxLimits | CoordinateSpaces | BoundingBoxLimits | Array The bounding box to resize. Can accept: CoordinateSpaces enumerator, BoundingBoxLimits enumerator or Ordered array containing coordinateSpace:CoordinateSpaces enumerator, boundsKind:BoundingBoxLimits enumerator.
from AnchorPoint[] | AnchorPoints[] | 2 Reals[] | BoundingBoxLimitss[] | CoordinateSpacess[] | Arrays of 2 Reals[] | LongIntegers[] The transform origin. Legal specifications: relative to bounding box: anchor | {anchor | {x,y}, bounds kind [, coordinate space]}; relative to coordinate space: {x,y} | {{x,y}[, coordinate space]}; relative to layout window ruler: {{x,y}, page index | bounds kind}. Can accept: Array of 2 Reals, AnchorPoint enumerator or Array of Arrays of 2 Reals, CoordinateSpaces enumerators, AnchorPoint enumerators, BoundingBoxLimits enumerators or Long Integers.
by ResizeMethods How the current dimensions are affected by the given values
values Reals[] | ResizeConstraintss[] | CoordinateSpacess[] The width and height values. Legal dimensions specifications: {x, y [, coordinate space]}, {x, resize constraint [, coordinate space]}, or {resize constraint, y [, coordinate space]}; where x and y are real numbers and coordinate space is used to determine _only_ the unit of length for x and y; coordinate space is ignored for the 'current dimensions times' resize method). Can accept: Array of Reals, ResizeConstraints enumerators or CoordinateSpaces enumerators.
resizeIndividually? Boolean If false and multiple page items are targeted, the new dimensions are attained only by moving the individual items rather than resizing them.
consideringRulerUnits? Boolean If true then a ruler location is interpreted using ruler units rather than points. The default value is false. This parameter has no effect unless the reference point is specified relative to a page.
→ Varies

Get the coordinates of the given location in the specified coordinate system.

location AnchorPoint[] | AnchorPoints[] | 2 Reals[] | BoundingBoxLimitss[] | CoordinateSpacess[] | Arrays of 2 Reals[] | LongIntegers[] The location requested. Can accept: Array of 2 Reals, AnchorPoint enumerator or Array of Arrays of 2 Reals, CoordinateSpaces enumerators, AnchorPoint enumerators, BoundingBoxLimits enumerators or Long Integers.
in CoordinateSpaces The coordinate space to use.
consideringRulerUnits? Boolean If true then a ruler location is interpreted using ruler units rather than points. The default value is false. This parameter has no effect unless the reference point is specified relative to a page.
void

Selects the object.

existingSelection? SelectionOptions The selection status of the HtmlItem in relation to previously selected objects.
Asset

Stores the object in the specified library.

using Library The library in which to store the object.
withProperties? Object Initial values for properties of the new HtmlItem
String

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

String

Retrieves the object specifier.

void

Transform the page item.

in CoordinateSpaces The coordinate space to use
from AnchorPoint[] | AnchorPoints[] | 2 Reals[] | BoundingBoxLimitss[] | CoordinateSpacess[] | Arrays of 2 Reals[] | LongIntegers[] The temporary origin during the transformation. Can accept: Array of 2 Reals, AnchorPoint enumerator or Array of Arrays of 2 Reals, CoordinateSpaces enumerators, AnchorPoint enumerators, BoundingBoxLimits enumerators or Long Integers.
withMatrix 6 Reals[] | TransformationMatrix[] Transform matrix. Can accept: Array of 6 Reals or TransformationMatrix.
replacingCurrent? MatrixContent enumerators[] | MatrixContent[] | LongInteger[] Transform components to consider; providing this optional parameter causes the target's existing transform components to be replaced with new values. Without this parameter, the given matrix is concatenated onto the target's existing transform combining the effect of the two. Can accept: MatrixContent enumerator, Array of MatrixContent enumerators or Long Integer.
consideringRulerUnits? Boolean If true then a ruler based origin is interpreted using ruler units rather than points. The default value is false. This parameter has no effect unless the reference point is specified relative to a page.
String[]

Transforms the HtmlItem using the last transformation performed on any object. Transformations include moving, rotating, shearing, scaling, and flipping.

String[]

Transforms the HtmlItem using the last transformation performed on any HtmlItem. Transformations include moving, rotating, shearing, scaling, and flipping.

String[]

Transforms the HtmlItem using the last sequence of transform operations performed on any single object or performed at the same time on any group of objects. Transformations include moving, rotating, shearing, scaling, and flipping.

String[]

Transforms the HtmlItem using the last sequence of transformations performed on any single object or performed at the same time on any group of objects. Transformations include moving, rotating, shearing, scaling, and flipping.

Object of 15

Properties elsewhere that hold a HtmlItem.

Parameter of 3

Method parameters that accept a HtmlItem.

Return 14

Methods that return a HtmlItem.