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API 21.5.1.73
Object

ParaStyleMapping

A para style mapping.

Hierarchy

Application | Document | Story | XmlStory

ParaStyleMapping

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
String read/write The destination style name property.
EventListeners<EventListener> readonly A collection of event listeners.
Events<Event> readonly A collection of events.
Number readonly The index of the ParaStyleMapping within its containing object.
Boolean readonly Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
MapType
 read/write The type of the mapping rule.
Document | Story | Application | XmlStory readonly The parent of the ParaStyleMapping (a Application, Document, Story or XmlStory).
Object read/write A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
String read/write The source style name property.

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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
→ ParaStyleMapping[]

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

→ void

deletes a style mapping.

→ 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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.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 ParaStyleMapping.

→ String

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of 3

Properties elsewhere that hold a ParaStyleMapping.

Event.parentEventListener.parentMutationEvent.parent

Parameter of 3

Method parameters that accept a ParaStyleMapping.

ParaStyleMappings.itemByRange(from)ParaStyleMappings.nextItem(obj)ParaStyleMappings.previousItem(obj)

Return 12

Methods that return a ParaStyleMapping.

ParaStyleMapping.getElements()ParaStyleMappings.[]()ParaStyleMappings.add()ParaStyleMappings.anyItem()ParaStyleMappings.everyItem()ParaStyleMappings.firstItem()ParaStyleMappings.item()ParaStyleMappings.itemByRange()ParaStyleMappings.lastItem()ParaStyleMappings.middleItem()ParaStyleMappings.nextItem()ParaStyleMappings.previousItem()