InDesign2026
API 21.5.1.73
Object

ImportExportEvent

An import or export event.

Event ImportExportEvent
Hierarchy

Application | Document

ImportExportEvent

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
Boolean readonly If true, the event supports the bubbling phase of propagation.
Boolean readonly If true, the default behavior of the event on its target can be canceled.
Object readonly The current propagation target of the event.
Boolean readonly If true, the default behavior of the event on its target has been canceled.
EventPhases
readonly The current propagation phase of the event.
String readonly The name of the event.
String readonly The import/export file format.
File readonly The full path to the ImportExportEvent, including the name of the ImportExportEvent.
Number readonly The unique ID of the ImportExportEvent.
Number readonly The index of the ImportExportEvent within its containing object.
Boolean readonly Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
Application | Document readonly The parent of the ImportExportEvent (a Application or Document).
Boolean readonly If true, propagation of the event beyond the current target has been stopped.
Object read/write A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
Object readonly The target of the event.
Date readonly The time the event was initialized.
UserInteractionLevels
read/write Controls the display of dialogs and alerts during script processing.

Events

NameDescription
Dispatched after a ImportExportEvent is exported. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable.
Dispatched after importing a file into a ImportExportEvent. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable.
Dispatched before a ImportExportEvent is exported. This event bubbles. This event is cancelable.
Dispatched before importing a file into a ImportExportEvent. This event bubbles. This event is cancelable.
Dispatched after a ImportExportEvent export is canceled or fails. This event bubbles. This event is not cancelable.

Methods

ImportExportEvent[]

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

void

Cancels the default behavior of the event on its target.

void

Stops propagation of the event beyond the current target.

String

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

String

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of 1

Properties elsewhere that hold a ImportExportEvent.

Return 1

Methods that return a ImportExportEvent.