TextBoxes

A collection of text boxes.

Instance

Read Only

Number length

The number of objects in the collection.

Methods

Number count()

Displays the number of elements in the TextBox.

TextBox add( Layer layer, LocationOptions at, Mixed reference, Object withProperties )

Creates a new TextBox

Parameters

Type
Name
Description
Layer
layer
The layer on which to create the TextBox. (Optional)
LocationOptions
at
The location at which to insert the TextBox relative to the reference object or within the container object. (Optional)
Mixed
reference
The reference object. Note: Required when the at parameter is before or after. Can accept: Document, Spread, MasterSpread, Page, Layer or PageItem. (Optional)
Object
withProperties
Initial values for properties of the new TextBox (Optional)

TextBox item( Mixed index )

Returns the TextBox with the specified index or name.

Parameters

Type
Name
Description
Mixed
index
The index or name. Can accept: Long Integer or String.

TextBox itemByName( String name )

Returns the TextBox with the specified name.

Parameters

Type
Name
Description
String
name
The name.

TextBox itemByID( Number id )

Returns the TextBox with the specified ID.

Parameters

Type
Name
Description
Number
id
The ID.

TextBox itemByRange( Mixed from, Mixed to )

Returns the TextBoxes within the specified range.

Parameters

Type
Name
Description
Mixed
from
The TextBox, index, or name at the beginning of the range. Can accept: TextBox, Long Integer or String.
Mixed
to
The TextBox, index, or name at the end of the range. Can accept: TextBox, Long Integer or String.

TextBox firstItem()

Returns the first TextBox in the collection.

TextBox lastItem()

Returns the last TextBox in the collection.

TextBox middleItem()

Returns the middle TextBox in the collection.

TextBox previousItem( TextBox obj )

Returns the TextBox with the index previous to the specified index.

Parameters

Type
Name
Description
TextBox
obj
The index of the TextBox that follows the desired TextBox.

TextBox nextItem( TextBox obj )

Returns the TextBox whose index follows the specified TextBox in the collection.

Parameters

Type
Name
Description
TextBox
obj
The TextBox whose index comes before the desired TextBox.

TextBox anyItem()

Returns any TextBox in the collection.

TextBox everyItem()

Returns every TextBox in the collection.

String toSource()

Generates a string which, if executed, will return the TextBox.

TextBox []( Number index )

Returns the TextBox with the specified index.

Parameters

Type
Name
Description
Number
index
The index.