Add text if ParagraphStyle is found

[beh_gras_beh]

Dear scripters,

Can you let Indesign to look for an specific paragraph style and if found than add an specific text before that line see picture below.

Before

After

Already thanks for you'r help.

Greetings.

[Manan Joshi · Accepted solution]

Try the following code

function addTextToPara(pStyleName, prefixText)
{
       app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = pStyleName
       var paraList = app.activeDocument.findGrep()
       for(var i = 0 ; i < paraList.length; i++)
       {
            paraList.contents = prefixText + paraList.contents
       }
       app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
}
//Change the argument with the name of the paragraph style you want to search and the text you want to add before that para
addTextToPara("Paragraph Style 2", "<1>") 

-Manan

[beh_gras_beh]

Hi Manan,

That worked perfectly!

Many thanks.

[beh_gras_beh]

Hi Manan and others,

Is there also an way the text would be at the end of an paragraph?

Like <1>here is some text<1>

Again thanks for you'r help!

Greetings.

[Manan Joshi]

In place of the below line in the code mentioned before in the thread use the line that follows it

//Replace this
paraList.contents = prefixText + paraList.contents
//With this
paraList.contents = prefixText + paraList.contents + prefixText

-Manan

[beh_gras_beh]

Wouw that's an extremely fast answer! Thanks!

It is placing the text alright but at the beginning of an new paragraph.

This

Becomes this

I'm wondering if there is an way you can tell indesign that there is an end of an paragraph (without using /n or /r)?

And if found add <2> so you get <2>TEST<2>.

Greetings.

[Manan Joshi]

I am not sure why you don't wanna use \r or \n for check condition. The following works for me

function addTextToPara(pStyleName, prefixText)  
{  
       app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = pStyleName  
       var paraList = app.activeDocument.findGrep(true)  
       for(var i = 0 ; i < paraList.length; i++)  
       {
               if(paraList.contents[paraList.contents.length - 1] == '\r')
                    paraList.insertionPoints[-2].contents =  prefixText
               else
                    paraList.insertionPoints[-1].contents = prefixText
               paraList.contents = prefixText + paraList.contents
       }  
       app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;  
}  
//Change the argument with the name of the paragraph style you want to search and the text you want to add before that para  
addTextToPara("Paragraph Style 2", "<1>") 

-Manan

[beh_gras_beh]

Oh, but this works perfectly, can I double give you the credits?

The reason I'm scared to use \r is that sometimes in the story there is an \r and sometimes an \n.

I thought when you use that variable the script puts in the middle of story 's an <1> and I only wanted it at the end of each lines of text with an specific paragraph style but that's not the case, I see now.

You look for an specific paragraph style and the end of each paragraph style it always ends with an \r. I was thinking wrong.

Again for the second time thanks for you'r help!

Greetings.

[Laubender]

Hi beh_gras_beh ,

is this thread related to the one below? Guess, yes:

GREP style in paragraph with ~b \r or \n?

Regards,
Uwe