TabStop

A tab stop.

Methods:

addEventListener, getElements, remove, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

Boolean, EventListeners, Events, Number, Object, String, TabStopAlignment,

Property Listing

Property

Type

Access

Description

alignment

TabStopAlignment

TabStopAlignment.CENTER_ALIGN

TabStopAlignment.CHARACTER_ALIGN

TabStopAlignment.LEFT_ALIGN

TabStopAlignment.RIGHT_ALIGN

read/write

The tab stop alignment.

alignmentCharacter

String

read/write

The tab stop alignment character. Note: Valid when alignment is character align.

eventListeners

EventListeners EventListener

readonly

A collection of event listeners.

events

Events Event

readonly

A collection of events.

index

Number

readonly

The index of the TabStop within its containing object.

isValid

Boolean

readonly

Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.

leader

String

read/write

The tab stop leader.

parent

Character

InsertionPoint

Line

Paragraph

ParagraphStyle

Story

Text

TextColumn

TextStyleRange

Word

TextDefault

XmlStory

readonly

The parent of the TabStop (a TextDefault, Paragraph, ParagraphStyle, Text, InsertionPoint, TextStyleRange, TextColumn, Line, Word, Character, Story or XmlStory).

position

Number

String

read/write

The position of the tab stop.

properties

Object

read/write

A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.

Method Listing

EventListener addEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Adds an event listener.

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

TabStop getElements ()

Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

undefined remove ()

Deletes the TabStop.

Boolean removeEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Removes the event listener.

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The registered event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

String toSource ()

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

String toSpecifier ()

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of

Event.parent

EventListener.parent

MutationEvent.parent

Return

TabStops.add()

TabStop.getElements()

TabStops.anyItem()

TabStops.everyItem()

TabStops.nextItem()

TabStops.previousItem()

TabStops.item()

TabStops.[]()

TabStops.itemByRange()

TabStops.firstItem()

TabStops.lastItem()

TabStops.middleItem()