InDesign2026
API 21.5.1.73
Object

Panel

A panel (possibly within a panel group).

Hierarchy

Application

Panel

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
EventListeners<EventListener> readonly A collection of event listeners.
Events<Event> readonly A collection of events.
Number readonly The index of the Panel within its containing object.
Boolean readonly Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
String readonly The name of the Panel.
Application readonly The parent of the Panel (a Application).
Object read/write A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
Boolean read/write If true, the panel is visible.

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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
Panel[]

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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.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 Panel.

String

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of 4

Properties elsewhere that hold a Panel.

Parameter of 3

Method parameters that accept a Panel.

Return 12

Methods that return a Panel.