InDesign2026
API 21.5.1.73
Object

Ink

An ink.

Hierarchy

Application | Document

Ink

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
String read/write The ink object to map this ink to.
Number 0–360 read/write The angle of the ink. (Range: 0 to 360)
Boolean read/write Converts spot inks to process inks.
EventListeners<EventListener> readonly A collection of event listeners.
Events<Event> readonly A collection of events.
Number 1–500 read/write The frequency of the ink. (Range: 1 to 500)
Number readonly The unique ID of the Ink.
Number readonly The index of the Ink within its containing object.
InkTypes
read/write The trapping type of the ink.
Boolean readonly If true, the ink is a process ink.
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 readonly The name of the Ink.
Number 0.001–10 read/write The neutral density of the ink. (Range: 0.001 to 10.0)
Application | Document readonly The parent of the Ink (a Application or Document).
Boolean read/write If true, prints the ink. Only valid when printing separations.
Object read/write A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
Number 0–1 readonly The solidity value of the ink. (Range: 0.0 to 1.0)
Number read/write The place of the ink in the trapping sequence.

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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.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.
Ink[]

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.
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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.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 Ink.

String

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of 5

Properties elsewhere that hold a Ink.

Parameter of 4

Method parameters that accept a Ink.

Return 13

Methods that return a Ink.