creating object with properties

[foltman]

Hi guys!

I'm trying to figure out how exactly creation properties work.

Here is some rectangle:

myFrame = app.activeDocument.pages[0].rectangles.add({
     geometricBounds: [0,0,100,100],
     fillColor: 'None',
     contentType: ContentType.GRAPHIC_TYPE
});

I want to add frameFittingOptions to in while I'm creating whole object, so:

     ...
     contentType: ContentType.GRAPHIC_TYPE,
     frameFittingOptions.fittingOnEmptyFrame: EmptyFrameFittingOptions.FILL_PROPORTIONALLY
});

And now I'm reciving error:

Where is my mistake?

Can I pass all properties during creating object?

Thanks for any feedback,

Jarek

[Loic.Aigon · Accepted solution]

Hi

myFrame = app.activeDocument.pages[0].rectangles.add({  
     geometricBounds: [0,0,100,100],  
     fillColor: 'None',  
     contentType: ContentType.GRAPHIC_TYPE ,
  frameFittingOptions: {fittingOnEmptyFrame: EmptyFrameFittingOptions.FILL_PROPORTIONALLY}  
});

[foltman]

Heh, it is now quite obvious! Thank you, Loic.Aigon.

Now there is second part of my problem. Can I add any type of property corresponding to object type?

For example I'm trying to add grep style to a paragraph style the same way I did with frameFittingOptions:

myDoc = app.activeDocument;
myStyle = myDoc.paragraphStyles.add({
    name: "BODY",
    nestedGrepStyles: {
        appliedCharacterStyle: myDoc.characterStyles.item('some style'),
        grepExpression: 'some expression'
    }
});

And it doesn't work, style is being created, but without grep style.

..

Jarek

[Marc Autret]

Hi Jarek,

Keep in mind that nestedGrepStyles (as well as paragraphStyles) refers to a collection, that is, a special member that requires the add() method to be fueled. So you need to load it separately:

myStyle = myDoc.paragraphStyles.add({  
    name: "BODY",  
    });
myStyle.nestedGrepStyles.add({  
    appliedCharacterStyle: myDoc.characterStyles.item('some style'),  
    grepExpression: 'some expression',
    });

@+

Marc

[foltman]

Ok, Marc, I understand. Everything is clear now, I see the difference.

Thank you!

..

Jarek

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Hi all!

In a similar way, I've a problem to add an auto-resizing property when I create an object style!

    try {
        var myOStyle = app.activeDocument.objectStyles.item("mySel");
        myOStyle.name;
    }  catch (e) {
            var myOStyle = app.activeDocument.objectStyles.add({name: "mySel", enableFill: false, enableStroke: false});
    }

    myFrame.textFramePreferences.autoSizingType = AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_AND_WIDTH;
    myFrame.textFramePreferences.useNoLineBreaksForAutoSizing = true;

Thanks in advance! 

(^/)

[Kai Rübsamen]

Why? I think, Loics example is pretty clear?!

var curDoc = app.activeDocument;
var oStye = (curDoc.objectStyles.itemByName("mySel").isValid) ? curDoc.objectStyles.itemByName("mySel") : curDoc.objectStyles.add({name: "mySel"});
oStye.properties = {
  enableTextFrameAutoSizingOptions: true,
  textFramePreferences: {
    autoSizingType: AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_AND_WIDTH,
    autoSizingReferencePoint: AutoSizingReferenceEnum.TOP_CENTER_POINT,
    useNoLineBreaksForAutoSizing: true
  }
};

or

var curDoc = app.activeDocument;
if  (! curDoc.objectStyles.itemByName("mySel").isValid) {
  var oStyle = curDoc.objectStyles.add({
    name: "mySel",
    enableTextFrameAutoSizingOptions: true,
    textFramePreferences: {
      autoSizingType: AutoSizingTypeEnum.HEIGHT_AND_WIDTH,
      autoSizingReferencePoint: AutoSizingReferenceEnum.TOP_CENTER_POINT,
      useNoLineBreaksForAutoSizing: true
    }
  });
}

[Obi-wan Kenobi]

Thanks Kai! Clear now! 

(^/)