Asset

An object library asset.

Properties

Property	Type	Access	Description
assetType	AssetType : IMAGE_TYPE EPS_TYPE PDF_TYPE GEOMETRY_TYPE PAGE_TYPE TEXT_TYPE STRUCTURE_TYPE INDESIGN_FILE_TYPE	r/w	The type of object library asset.
date	Date	readonly	The date and time the Asset was created.
description	string	r/w	The description of the Asset.
id	number	readonly	The unique ID of the Asset.
index	number	readonly	The index of the Asset within its containing object.
label	string	r/w	A property that can be set to any string.
name	string	r/w	The name of the Asset.
parent	Library	readonly	The parent of the Asset (a Library).
properties	Object	r/w	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.

Methods

string extractLabel (key:
string)
Gets the label value associated with the specified key.

Parameter	Type	Description
key	string	The key.

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

void insertLabel (key:
string, value:
string)
Sets the label to the value associated with the specified key.

Parameter	Type	Description
key	string	The key.
value	string	The value.

Array of any placeAsset (on:
any)
Places the asset in the specified document or text.

Parameter	Type	Description
on	Document Text	The document or text object in which to place the asset. Can accept: Document or Text.

void remove ()
Deletes the Asset.

void select ([existingSelection:
SelectionOptions=REPLACE_WITH ])
Selects the Asset.

Parameter	Type	Description
existingSelection	SelectionOptions : ADD_TO REMOVE_FROM REPLACE_WITH	The selection status of the Asset in relation to previously selected objects. (Optional) (default: REPLACE_WITH )

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

string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.

Used in:

Assets.previousItem (

obj:
Asset )

Assets.nextItem (

obj:
Asset )

Returned by:

Array of Asset Asset .getElements (

)

Asset Assets.anyItem (

)

Array of Asset Assets.everyItem (

)

Asset Assets.firstItem (

)

Asset Assets.item (
index:
any
)

Asset Assets.itemByID (
id:
number
)

Asset Assets.itemByName (
name:
string
)

Array of Asset Assets.itemByRange (
from:
any, to:
any
)

Asset Assets.lastItem (

)

Asset Assets.middleItem (

)

Asset Assets.nextItem (
obj:
Asset
)

Asset Assets.previousItem (
obj:
Asset
)

Asset Button.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset EPS.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset FormField.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset GraphicLine.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset Group.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset Image.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset Library.store (
using:
Array of any[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset Movie.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset Oval.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset PageItem.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset PDF.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset PICT.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset Polygon.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset Rectangle.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset Sound.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset TextFrame.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset WMF.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)

Asset XMLElement.store (
using:
Library[, withProperties:
Object]
)