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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.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 Boolean This parameter is obsolete.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.