Patterns

app.activeDocument.patterns

Description

A collection of Pattern objects in a document.


Properties

Patterns.length

app.activeDocument.patterns.length

Description

Number of elements in the collection.

Type

Number, read-only.


Patterns.parent

app.activeDocument.patterns.parent

Description

The object’s container.

Type

Object, read-only.


Patterns.typename

app.activeDocument.patterns.typename

Description

The class name of the object.

Type

String, read-only.


Methods

Patterns.add()

app.activeDocument.patterns.add()

Description

Creates a new object.

Returns

Pattern


Patterns.getByName()

app.activeDocument.patterns.getByName(name)

Description

Get the first element in the collection with the provided name.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

name

String

Name of element to get

Returns

Pattern


Patterns.index()

app.activeDocument.patterns.index(itemKey)

Description

Gets an element from the collection.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

itemKey

String, Number

String or number key

Returns

Pattern


Patterns.removeAll()

app.activeDocument.patterns.removeAll()

Description

Deletes all elements in the collection.

Returns

Nothing.


Example

Removing a pattern

// Deletes the last pattern from the current document.
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
  var lastIndex = app.activeDocument.patterns.length - 1;

  var patternToRemove = app.activeDocument.patterns[lastIndex];
  var patternName = patternToRemove.name;
  patternToRemove.remove();

  // Note after removing Illustrator objects, set the variable that
  // referenced the removed object to null, since it is now invalid.
  patternToRemove = null;
}