InDesign2026
API 21.5.1.73
Object

RealCombobox

A high-precision numeric entry control featuring both a pop-up menu and an entry field.

Widget RealCombobox
Hierarchy

BorderPanel | DialogColumn | DialogRow | EnablingGroup

RealCombobox

Properties

NameType AccessDescription
String read/write The default value in an editbox control. Note: Do not specify both edit contents and edit value. If both are specified, the one that occurs later in the script is used.
Number read/write The real number default value of the editbox or combobox. Note: For measurement controls, the value is interpreted in points. The points value is converted to edit units when the dialog opens. Note: Do not specify both edit value and edit contents. If both are specified, the one that occurs later in the script is used.
EventListeners<EventListener> readonly A collection of event listeners.
Events<Event> readonly A collection of events.
Number readonly The unique ID of the RealCombobox.
Number readonly The index of the RealCombobox within its containing object.
Boolean readonly Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
Number read/write The amount to increment/decrement the value when a user selects the control and holds down the Shift key while pressing an arrow key on the keyboard.
Number read/write The maximum value that a user is allowed to type in a numeric editbox or combobox. Note: The value for a measurement editbox or combobox is interpreted in points, regardless of the edit units specified for the control. The points value is converted automatically to the edit unit when the dialog is opened.
Number read/write The width of the control. For an editbox or combobox, specifies the minimum width of the box.
Number read/write The minumim value that a user is allowed to type in a numeric editbox or combobox. Note: The value for a measurement editbox or combobox is interpreted in points, regardless of the edit units specified for the control. The points value is converted automatically to the edit unit when the dialog is opened.
DialogRow | EnablingGroup | BorderPanel | DialogColumn readonly The parent of the RealCombobox (a DialogColumn, DialogRow, EnablingGroup or BorderPanel).
Object read/write A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
Number read/write The amount to increment/decrement the value when the user selects the control and presses an arrow key on the keyboard.
String[] read/write The menu items on a dropdown or combobox control, as an array of strings.

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.
RealCombobox[]

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 RealCombobox.

String

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of 3

Properties elsewhere that hold a RealCombobox.

Parameter of 3

Method parameters that accept a RealCombobox.

Return 13

Methods that return a RealCombobox.