Class

XMLElement

An XML element. Base Class: XMLItem

QuickLinks

addEventListener, applyCellStyle, applyCharacterStyle, applyObjectStyle, applyParagraphStyle, applyTableStyle, changeGrep, changeText, changeTransliterate, convertElementToTable, convertToAttribute, duplicate, evaluateXPathExpression, exportFile, findGrep, findText, findTransliterate, getElements, importXML, insertTextAsContent, markup, move, placeIntoCopy, placeIntoFrame, placeIntoInlineCopy, placeIntoInlineFrame, placeXML, remove, removeEventListener, setContent, store, toSource, toSpecifier, untag, validate

Hierarchy

Document | XMLElement

XMLItem

XMLElement

Properties

Property	Type	Access	Description
cells	Cells Cell	readonly	A collection of table cells.
characters	Characters Character	readonly	A collection of characters.
contents	SpecialCharacters String	r/w	The contents of the text. Can return: String or SpecialCharacters enumerator.
epss	EPSs EPS	readonly	A collection of EPS files.
eventListeners	EventListeners EventListener	readonly	A collection of event listeners.
events	Events Event	readonly	A collection of events.
graphics	Graphics Graphic	readonly	A collection of imported graphics in any graphic file format (vector, metafile, or bitmap).
id	number	readonly	The unique ID of the XMLElement.
images	Images Image	readonly	A collection of bitmap images in any bitmap file format (including TIFF, JPEG, or GIF).
index	number	readonly	The index of the XMLElement 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.
markupTag	String XMLTag	r/w	The XML tag applied to the element. Can also accept: String.
pageItems	PageItems PageItem	readonly	The page items collection, which can be used to process all page items in a container (such as a document, page, or group), regardless of type.
paragraphs	Paragraphs Paragraph	readonly	A collection of paragraphs.
parent	Document XMLElement	readonly	The parent of the XMLElement (a Document or XMLElement).
parentStory	Story	readonly	The story that contains the text.
pdfs	PDFs PDF	readonly	A collection of PDF files.
picts	PICTs PICT	readonly	A collection of PICT graphics.
properties	Object	r/w	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
stories	Stories Story	readonly	A collection of stories.
storyOffset	InsertionPoint	readonly	The insertion point before the table in the story containing the table.
tables	Tables Table	readonly	A collection of tables.
textColumns	TextColumns TextColumn	readonly	A collection of text columns.
textStyleRanges	TextStyleRanges TextStyleRange	readonly	A collection of text style ranges.
texts	Texts Text	readonly	A collection of text objects.
wmfs	WMFs WMF	readonly	A collection of WMF graphics.
words	Words Word	readonly	A collection of words.
xmlAttributes	XMLAttributes XMLAttribute	readonly	A collection of XML attributes.
xmlComments	XMLComments XMLComment	readonly	A collection of XML comments.
xmlContent	Cell Graphic Movie PageItem Sound Story Table Text	readonly	The text content or page item referred to by the element. Can return: Text, Story, PageItem, Movie, Sound, Graphic, Table or Cell.
xmlElements	XMLElements XMLElement	readonly	A collection of XML elements.
xmlInstructions	XMLInstructions XMLInstruction	readonly	A collection of XML instructions.
xmlItems	XMLItems XMLItem	readonly	A collection of XML items.

Methods

Instances

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)

void applyCellStyle (using: varies[, clearingOverrides: bool=true])
Applies a cell style to the table cells associated with the XMLElement.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	CellStyle String	The cell style to apply. Can accept: String or CellStyle.
clearingOverrides	bool	If true, removes local formatting before applying the cell style. (Optional) (default: true)

void applyCharacterStyle (using: varies)
Applies the specified character style to the text content of the XMLElement.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	CharacterStyle String	The character style to apply. Can accept: String or CharacterStyle.

void applyObjectStyle (using: varies[, clearingOverrides: bool=true][, clearingOverridesThroughRootObjectStyle: bool=false])
Applies an object style to the frame associated with the XMLElement.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	ObjectStyle String	The object style to apply. Can accept: String or ObjectStyle.
clearingOverrides	bool	If true, removes local formatting before applying the object style. (Optional) (default: true)
clearingOverridesThroughRootObjectStyle	bool	If true, clears unchecked category attributes through the root style. (Optional) (default: false)

void applyParagraphStyle (using: varies[, clearingOverrides: bool=true])
Applies the specified paragraph style to the text content of the XMLElement.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	ParagraphStyle String	The paragraph style to apply. Can accept: String or ParagraphStyle.
clearingOverrides	bool	If true, clears any attributes before applying the style. (Optional) (default: true)

void applyTableStyle (using: varies[, clearingOverrides: bool=true])
Applies a table style to the table associated with the XMLElement.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	String TableStyle	The table style to apply. Can accept: String or TableStyle.
clearingOverrides	bool	If true, removes local formatting before applying the table style. (Optional) (default: true)

Array of Text changeGrep ([reverseOrder: bool])
Finds text that matches the find what value and replaces the text with the change to value.

Parameter	Type	Description
reverseOrder	bool	If true, returns the results in reverse order. (Optional)

Array of Text changeText ([reverseOrder: bool])
Finds text that matches the find what value and replaces the text with the change to value.

Parameter	Type	Description
reverseOrder	bool	If true, returns the results in reverse order. (Optional)

Array of Text changeTransliterate ([reverseOrder: bool])
Finds text that matches the find character type value and replaces the text with the change character type value.

Parameter	Type	Description
reverseOrder	bool	If true, returns the results in reverse order. (Optional)

Table convertElementToTable (rowTag: XMLTag, cellTag: XMLTag)
Converts the content of the XML element to a table.

Parameter	Type	Description
rowTag	XMLTag	The XML tag that indicates a table row.
cellTag	XMLTag	The XML tag that indicates a table cell.

XMLAttribute convertToAttribute ([using: string])
Converts the XMLElement to an attribute of its parent element.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	string	The name to give to the new attribute. (Optional)

XMLElement duplicate ()
Duplicates the XMLElement.

Array of XMLItem evaluateXPathExpression (using: string[, prefixMappingTable: Array of varies])
Evaluates an XPath expression starting at this XML element in the structure.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	string	The XPath expression.
prefixMappingTable	Array of : Array of Arrays of 2 Strings	The namespace mapping table. Can accept: Array of Arrays of 2 Strings. (Optional)

void exportFile (format: varies, to: File[, using: PDFExportPreset][, versionComments: string][, forceSave: bool=false])
Exports the object(s) to a file.

Parameter	Type	Description
format	ExportFormat String	The export format, specified as an enumeration value or as an extension that appears in the Save as type or Format menu in the Export dialog. Can accept: ExportFormat enumerator or String.
to	File	The path to the export file.
using	PDFExportPreset	The export style. (Optional)
versionComments	string	The comment for this version. (Optional)
forceSave	bool	If true, forcibly saves a version. (Optional) (default: false)

Array of Text findGrep ([reverseOrder: bool])
Finds text that matches the find what value.

Parameter	Type	Description
reverseOrder	bool	If true, returns the results in reverse order. (Optional)

Array of Text findText ([reverseOrder: bool])
Finds text that matches the find what value.

Parameter	Type	Description
reverseOrder	bool	If true, returns the results in reverse order. (Optional)

Array of Text findTransliterate ([reverseOrder: bool])
Finds text that matches the find character type value.

Parameter	Type	Description
reverseOrder	bool	If true, returns the results in reverse order. (Optional)

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

void importXML (from: File)
Imports the specified XML file into an InDesign document.

Parameter	Type	Description
from	File	The XML file.

Text insertTextAsContent (using: varies, position: XMLElementPosition)
Inserts the specified text as content before, in, or after the XML element.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	SpecialCharacters String	The text to be inserted. Can accept: String or SpecialCharacters enumerator.
position	XMLElementPosition: XMLElementPosition.BEFORE_ELEMENT XMLElementPosition.AFTER_ELEMENT XMLElementPosition.ELEMENT_START XMLElementPosition.ELEMENT_END	The position at which to insert the text. Note that text inserted before or after the element does not become part of the content of the element. Instead, it becomes content of the parent of the element.

void markup (using: varies)
Associates the object with the specified XML element while preserving existing content.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	Graphic Movie PageItem Sound Story Table Text	The object to mark up. Can accept: PageItem, Movie, Sound, Graphic, Story, Text or Table.

XMLElement move (to: LocationOptions[, reference: varies])
Moves the element to the specified location.

Parameter	Type	Description
to	LocationOptions: LocationOptions.BEFORE LocationOptions.AFTER LocationOptions.AT_END LocationOptions.AT_BEGINNING LocationOptions.UNKNOWN	The location in relation to the reference object or within the containing object.
reference	Text XMLItem	The reference object. Note: Required when the to parameter specifies before or after. . Can accept: XMLItem or Text. (Optional)

PageItem placeIntoCopy (on: varies, placePoint: Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String), copyItem: PageItem[, retainExistingFrame: bool=false])
Associates the XML element with a copy of a page item.

Parameter	Type	Description
on	MasterSpread Page Spread	The page or spread on which to create the new page item. Can accept: Spread, Page or MasterSpread.
placePoint	Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String)	The page coordinates of the top left corner of the page item, in the format [y1, x1]
copyItem	PageItem	The page item to copy.
retainExistingFrame	bool	If true, associates the XML element with the existing page item and moves the page item (rather than a copy of the page item). (Optional) (default: false)

PageItem placeIntoFrame (on: varies, geometricBounds: Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String))
Places the XML element into a new rectangular page item. If the XML element was already associated with a page item, that page item is deleted.

Parameter	Type	Description
on	MasterSpread Page Spread	The page or spread on which to create the new page item. Can accept: Spread, Page or MasterSpread.
geometricBounds	Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String)	The bounds of the page item excluding the stroke width, in the format [y1, x1, y2, x2].

PageItem placeIntoInlineCopy (copyItem: PageItem[, retainExistingFrame: bool=false])
Associates an existing page item with the XML element and places it into an inline frame.

Parameter	Type	Description
copyItem	PageItem	The page item to copy.
retainExistingFrame	bool	If true, moves the existing page item. If false, moves a copy of the page item. (Optional) (default: false)

PageItem placeIntoInlineFrame (dimensions: Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String))
Places an XML element into an inline frame.

Parameter	Type	Description
dimensions	Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String)	The dimensions of the inline frame in the format [width, height].

void placeXML (using: varies)
Places XML content into the story, replacing the existing content.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	Graphic Movie PageItem Sound Story	The object to place into. Can accept: Story, PageItem, Graphic, Movie or Sound.

void remove ()
Deletes the XMLElement.

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)

PageItem setContent (using: string[, relativeBasePath: string])
Replaces the content of XML element with content imported from a file.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	string	The file path to the import file.
relativeBasePath	string	Base path used to resolve relative paths. (Optional)

Asset store (using: Library[, withProperties: Object])
Stores the object in the specified library.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	Library	The library in which to store the object.
withProperties	Object	Initial values for properties of the new XMLElement (Optional)

string toSource ()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the XMLElement.

string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.

void untag ()
Untags an element.

Array of ValidationError validate ([maximumErrors: number=250])
Validates the element against a DTD.

Parameter	Type	Description
maximumErrors	number	The maximum number of validation errors to generate. (Optional) (default: 250)

Element of

Story.parent

ValidationError.element

XMLAttribute.parent

XMLComment.parent

XMLElement.parent

XMLInstruction.parent

XMLItem.parent

Used in:

void Button.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Button.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void Character.markup (using: XMLElement)

void CheckBox.markup (using: XMLElement)

void CheckBox.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void ComboBox.markup (using: XMLElement)

void ComboBox.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void EPS.markup (using: XMLElement)

void EPS.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void EPSText.markup (using: XMLElement)

void EPSText.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void FormField.markup (using: XMLElement)

void FormField.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void Graphic.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Graphic.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void GraphicLine.markup (using: XMLElement)

void GraphicLine.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void Group.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Group.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void HtmlItem.markup (using: XMLElement)

void HtmlItem.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void Image.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Image.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void ImportedPage.markup (using: XMLElement)

void ImportedPage.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void InsertionPoint.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Line.markup (using: XMLElement)

void ListBox.markup (using: XMLElement)

void ListBox.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void MediaItem.markup (using: XMLElement)

void MediaItem.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void Movie.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Movie.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void MultiStateObject.markup (using: XMLElement)

void MultiStateObject.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void Oval.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Oval.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void PDF.markup (using: XMLElement)

void PDF.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void PICT.markup (using: XMLElement)

void PICT.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

PageItem Page.placeXML (using: XMLElement, placePoint: Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String)[, autoflowing: bool=false])

void PageItem.markup (using: XMLElement)

void PageItem.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void Paragraph.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Polygon.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Polygon.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void RadioButton.markup (using: XMLElement)

void RadioButton.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void Rectangle.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Rectangle.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void SignatureField.markup (using: XMLElement)

void SignatureField.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void Sound.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Sound.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void SplineItem.markup (using: XMLElement)

void SplineItem.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

PageItem Spread.placeXML (using: XMLElement, placePoint: Array of Measurement Unit (Number or String)[, autoflowing: bool=false])

void Story.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Story.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void Table.markup (using: XMLElement)

void Text.markup (using: XMLElement)

void TextBox.markup (using: XMLElement)

void TextBox.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void TextColumn.markup (using: XMLElement)

void TextFrame.markup (using: XMLElement)

void TextFrame.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void TextStyleRange.markup (using: XMLElement)

void WMF.markup (using: XMLElement)

void WMF.placeXML (using: XMLElement)

void Word.markup (using: XMLElement)

XMLElement XMLElements.nextItem (obj: XMLElement)

XMLElement XMLElements.previousItem (obj: XMLElement)

XMLRuleMatchData XMLRuleProcessor.startProcessingRuleSet (initialElement: XMLElement)

Return

XMLElement XMLAttribute.convertToElement ([located: XMLElementLocation=XMLElementLocation.ELEMENT_START][, markupTag: XMLTag])

XMLElement XMLElement.duplicate ()

Array of XMLElement XMLElement.getElements ()

XMLElement XMLElement.move (to: LocationOptions[, reference: varies])

XMLElement XMLElements.[] (index: number)

XMLElement XMLElements.add (markupTag: varies[, xmlContent: varies][, withProperties: Object])

XMLElement XMLElements.anyItem ()

Array of XMLElement XMLElements.everyItem ()

XMLElement XMLElements.firstItem ()

XMLElement XMLElements.item (index: varies)

XMLElement XMLElements.itemByID (id: number)

Array of XMLElement XMLElements.itemByRange (from: varies, to: varies)

XMLElement XMLElements.lastItem ()

XMLElement XMLElements.middleItem ()

XMLElement XMLElements.nextItem (obj: XMLElement)

XMLElement XMLElements.previousItem (obj: XMLElement)

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