TextImportPreference

Methods:

toSource, getElements, toSpecifier, addEventListener, removeEventListener

Objects:

Application, Boolean, EventListeners, Events, ImportPlatform, Number, Object, String, TextImportCharacterSet,

Superclass:

Property Listing

Property	Type	Access	Description
characterSet	TextImportCharacterSet TextImportCharacterSet.ANSI TextImportCharacterSet.RECOMMENDSHIFTJIS83PV TextImportCharacterSet.SHIFTJIS90PV TextImportCharacterSet.SHIFTJIS90MS TextImportCharacterSet.GB2312 TextImportCharacterSet.CHINESE_BIG_5 TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_CE TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_CYRILLIC TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_GREEK TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_TURKISH TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_CYRILLIC TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_EE TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_GREEK TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_TURKISH TextImportCharacterSet.GB18030 TextImportCharacterSet.KSC5601 TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_BALTIC TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_CE TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_ROMAN TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_CROATIAN TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_ICELANDIC TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_ROMANIAN TextImportCharacterSet.CYRILLIC_KOI8R TextImportCharacterSet.CYRILLIC_KOI8U TextImportCharacterSet.CYRILLIC_CP855 TextImportCharacterSet.DOS_LATIN_2 TextImportCharacterSet.CYRILLIC_ISO TextImportCharacterSet.GREEK_ISO TextImportCharacterSet.CENTRALEUROPEAN_ISO TextImportCharacterSet.TURKISH_ISO TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_GREEK_SHARED_CAPS TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_ARABIC TextImportCharacterSet.MACINTOSH_HEBREW TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_ARABIC TextImportCharacterSet.WINDOWS_HEBREW TextImportCharacterSet.ARABIC_ASMO TextImportCharacterSet.ARABIC_ASMO_TRANSPARENT TextImportCharacterSet.UTF16 TextImportCharacterSet.UTF8	read/write	The computer language character set used to create the text file.
convertSpacesIntoTabs	Boolean	read/write	If true, converts the specified number of spaces into a tab. For information on specifying the number of spaces, see spaces into tabs count.
dictionary	String	read/write	The dictionary to use for the imported text.
eventListeners	EventListeners EventListener	readonly	A collection of event listeners.
events	Events Event	readonly	A collection of events.
isValid	Boolean	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
parent	Application	readonly	The parent of the TextImportPreference (a Application).
platform	ImportPlatform ImportPlatform.MACINTOSH ImportPlatform.PC	read/write	The platform used to create the imported text file.
properties	Object	read/write	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
spacesIntoTabsCount	Number	read/write	The number of spaces to convert to a tab. Note: Valid when convert spaces into tabs is true.
stripReturnsBetweenLines	Boolean	read/write	If true, the import filter removes extra carriage returns at the ends of lines.
stripReturnsBetweenParagraphs	Boolean	read/write	If true, the import filter removes extra carriage returns between paragraphs.
useTypographersQuotes	Boolean	read/write	If true, convert straight quotes and apostrophes in the imported text to typographic quotation marks and apostrophes.

Method Listing

EventListener addEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Adds an event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The event type.
handler	Varies	The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The event type.

handler

Varies

The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

TextImportPreference getElements ()

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

Boolean removeEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Removes the event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The registered event type.
handler	Varies	The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)