Class

Change

A tracked change made to a story.

QuickLinks

accept, addEventListener, getElements, reject, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Hierarchy

Change

Properties

Property	Type	Access	Description
changeType	ChangeTypes: ChangeTypes.INSERTED_TEXT ChangeTypes.DELETED_TEXT ChangeTypes.MOVED_TEXT	readonly	The type of tracked change. Note: Valid only when track changes is true.
characters	Characters Character	readonly	A collection of characters.
date	Date	readonly	The date on which the tracked change was made. Note: Valid only when track changes is true.
eventListeners	EventListeners EventListener	readonly	A collection of event listeners.
events	Events Event	readonly	A collection of events.
index	number	readonly	The index of the Change within its containing object.
insertionPoints	InsertionPoints InsertionPoint	readonly	A collection of insertion points.
isValid	bool	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
lines	Lines Line	readonly	A collection of lines.
paragraphs	Paragraphs Paragraph	readonly	A collection of paragraphs.
parent	Cell Story XmlStory	readonly	The parent of the Change (a Story, XmlStory or Cell).
properties	Object	r/w	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
storyOffset	InsertionPoint	readonly	The location of the first insertion point in the object (relative to the beginning of the story).
textColumns	TextColumns TextColumn	readonly	A collection of text columns.
textStyleRanges	TextStyleRanges TextStyleRange	readonly	A collection of text style ranges.
textVariableInstances	TextVariableInstances TextVariableInstance	readonly	A collection of text variable instances.
texts	Texts Text	readonly	A collection of text objects.
userName	string	readonly	The user who made the change. Note: Valid only when track changes is true.
words	Words Word	readonly	A collection of words.

Methods

Instances

void accept ()
Accepts the tracked change. Note: Valid only when track changes is true.

EventListener addEventListener (eventType: string, handler: varies[, captures: bool=false])
Adds an event listener.

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captures	bool	This parameter is obsolete.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

Array of Change getElements ()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

void reject ()
Rejects the tracked change. Note: Valid only when track changes is true.

bool removeEventListener (eventType: string, handler: varies[, captures: bool=false])
Removes the event listener.

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