InDesign2026
API 21.5.1.73
Object

PDFAttribute

PDF attributes.

Preference PDFAttribute
Hierarchy

ImportedPage | PDF

PDFAttribute

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
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.
Number readonly The page number of the PDF document page to place.
ImportedPage | PDF readonly The parent of the PDFAttribute (a PDF or ImportedPage).
PDFCrop
readonly The type of cropping to apply.
Object read/write A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
Boolean readonly If true, the background of the PDF is transparent.

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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
PDFAttribute[]

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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.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 PDFAttribute.

String

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of 5

Properties elsewhere that hold a PDFAttribute.

Return 1

Methods that return a PDFAttribute.