InDesign2026
API 21.5.1.73
Object

PathPoint

A path point of a path.

Hierarchy

Path

PathPoint

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
Number[] | String[] unit read/write The location of the path point on the page, in the format [x, y].
EventListeners<EventListener> readonly A collection of event listeners.
Events<Event> readonly A collection of events.
Number readonly The index of the PathPoint within its containing object.
Boolean readonly Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
Number[] | String[] unit read/write The left-direction point, which controls the curve of the line segment preceding the path point on the path, in the format [x, y].
Path readonly The parent of the PathPoint (a Path).
PointType
read/write The path point type.
Object read/write A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
Number[] | String[] unit read/write The right-direction point, which controls the curve of the line segment following the path point on the path, in the format [x, y].

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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.
PathPoint[]

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

void

Join this path point to another path point. The two points must be end points and their paths combined into a single path on a single page item.

reference PathPoint The reference object. The path point to join to
given? JoinOptions The join option to use.
void

Deletes the PathPoint.

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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.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 PathPoint.

String

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of 3

Properties elsewhere that hold a PathPoint.

Parameter of 4

Method parameters that accept a PathPoint.

Return 12

Methods that return a PathPoint.