XML import preferences.
Properties
| Property | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| allowTransform | bool | r/w | If true, transforms the XML using an XSLT file. |
| createLinkToXML | bool | r/w | If true, creates a link to the imported XML file. If false, embeds the file. |
| ignoreUnmatchedIncoming | bool | r/w | If true, ignores elements that do not match the existing structure. Note: Valid only when import style is merge. |
| ignoreWhitespace | bool | r/w | If true, leaves existing content in place if the matching XML content contains only whitespace characters such as a carriage return or a tab character. Note: Valid only when import style is merge. |
| importCALSTables | bool | r/w | If true, imports CALS tables as InDesign tables. |
| importStyle | XMLImportStyles : APPEND_IMPORT MERGE_IMPORT |
r/w | The style of incorporating imported XML content into the document. |
| importTextIntoTables | bool | r/w | If true, imports text into tables if tags match placeholder tables and their cells. Note: Valid only when import style is merge. |
| importToSelected | bool | r/w | If true, imports into the selected XML element. If false, imports at the root element. |
| parent | any | readonly | The parent of the XMLImportPreference (a Application or Document). |
| properties | Object | r/w | A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time. |
| removeUnmatchedExisting | bool | r/w | If true, deletes existing elements or placeholders in the document that do not have matches in the XML file. Note: Valid only when import style is merge. |
| repeatTextElements | bool | r/w | If true, repeating text elements inherit the formatting applied to placeholder text. Note: Valid only when import style is merge. |
| transformFilename | any | r/w | The name of the XSLT file. Note: Valid when allow transform is true. Can return: File or XMLTransformFile enumerator. |
| transformParameters | Array of any | r/w | Stylesheet parameters as a list of name/value) pairs in the format [[name, value], [name, value], …]. Can return: Array of Arrays of 2 Strings. |
Methods
Array of XMLImportPreferencegetElements ()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.
string toSource ()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the XMLImportPreference.
string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.
Element of:
Application.xmlImportPreferences
Document.xmlImportPreferences
Returned by:
Array of XMLImportPreference XMLImportPreference .getElements (
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