PluginItem

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index

Description

An art item created by an Illustrator plug-in.

Scripts can create a plug-in item using PlacedItem.trace or RasterItem.trace(), and can copy existing plug-in items using the duplicate method, but cannot create PluginItem objects directly.


Properties

PluginItem.artworkKnockout

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].artworkKnockout

Description

Is this object used to create a knockout, and if so, what kind of knockout.

Type

KnockoutState


PluginItem.blendingMode

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].blendingMode

Description

The blend mode used when compositing an object.

Type

BlendModes


PluginItem.controlBounds

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].controlBounds

Description

The bounds of the object including stroke width and controls.

Type

Array of 4 numbers; read-only.


PluginItem.editable

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].editable

Description

If true, this item is editable.

Type

Boolean; read-only.


PluginItem.geometricBounds

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].geometricBounds

Description

The bounds of the object excluding stroke width.

Type

Array of 4 numbers; read-only.


PluginItem.height

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].height

Description

The height of the group item.

Type

Number (double)


PluginItem.hidden

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].hidden

Description

If true, this item is hidden.

Type

Boolean


PluginItem.isIsolated

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].isIsolated

Description

If true, this object is isolated.

Type

Boolean


PluginItem.isTracing

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].isTracing

Description

If true, this plug-in group represents a vector art item created by tracing a raster art item.

The tracing property contains the tracing object associated with the options used to create it.

Type

Boolean


PluginItem.layer

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].layer

Description

The layer to which this item belongs.

Type

Layer; read-only.


PluginItem.left

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].left

Description

The position of the left side of the item (in points, measured from the left side of the page).

Type

Number (double)


PluginItem.locked

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].locked

Description

If true, this item is locked.

Type

Boolean


PluginItem.name

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].name

Description

The name of this item.

Type

String


PluginItem.note

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].note

Description

The note assigned to this item.

Type

String


PluginItem.opacity

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].opacity

Description

The opacity of the object. Range: 0.0 to 100.0

Type

Number (double)


PluginItem.parent

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].parent

Description

The parent of this object.

Type

Layer or GroupItem


PluginItem.position

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].position

Description

The position (in points) of the top left corner of the pluginItem object in the format [x, y]. Does not include stroke weight.

Type

Array of 2 numbers; read-only.


PluginItem.selected

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].selected

Description

If true, this item is selected.

Type

Boolean


PluginItem.sliced

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].sliced

Description

If true, the item sliced.

Default: false

Type

Boolean


PluginItem.tags

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].tags

Description

The tags contained in this item.

Type

Tags; read-only.


PluginItem.top

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].top

Description

The position of the top of the item (in points, measured from the bottom of the page).

Type

Number (double)


PluginItem.tracing

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].tracing

Description

When this plug-in group was created by tracing (isTracing is true), the tracing object associated with the options used to create it.

Type

TracingObject


PluginItem.typename

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].typename

Description

The class name of the referenced object.

Type

String; read-only.


PluginItem.uRL

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].uRL

Description

The value of the Adobe URL tag assigned to this item.

Type

String


PluginItem.visibilityVariable

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].visibilityVariable

Description

The visibility variable bound to the item.

Type

Variable


PluginItem.visibleBounds

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].visibleBounds

Description

The visible bounds of the item including stroke width.

Type

Array of 4 numbers; read-only.


PluginItem.width

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].width

Description

The width of the item.

Type

Number (double)


PluginItem.wrapInside

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].wrapInside

Description

If true, the text frame object should be wrapped inside this object.

Type

Boolean


PluginItem.wrapOffset

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].wrapOffset

Description

The offset to use when wrapping text around this object.

Type

Number (double)


PluginItem.wrapped

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].wrapped

Description

If true, wrap text frame objects around this object (text frame must be above the object).

Type

Boolean


PluginItem.zOrderPosition

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].zOrderPosition

Description

The position of this item within the stacking order of the group or layer (parent) that contains the item.

Type

Number; read-only.


Methods

PluginItem.duplicate()

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].duplicate([relativeObject][, insertionLocation])

Description

Creates a duplicate of the selected object.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

relativeObject

Object, optional

Object to duplicate to

insertionLocation

ElementPlacement, optional

Location to insert element

Returns

PluginItem


PluginItem.move()

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].move(relativeObject, insertionLocation)

Description

Moves the object.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

relativeObject

Object

Object to move element within

insertionLocation

ElementPlacement, optional

Location to move element to

Returns

PluginItem


PluginItem.remove()

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].remove()

Description

Deletes this object.

Returns

Nothing.


PluginItem.resize()

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].resize(scaleX, scaleY[,changePositions][,changeFillPatterns][,changeFillGradients][,changeStrokePattern][,changeLineWidths][,scaleAbout])

Description

Scales the art item where scaleX is the horizontal scaling factor and scaleY is the vertical scaling factor. 100.0 = 100%.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

scaleX

Number (double)

Horizontal scaling factor

scaleY

Number (double)

Vertical scaling factor

changePositions

Boolean, optional

Whether to effect art object positions and orientations

changeFillPatterns

Boolean, optional

Whether to transform fill patterns

changeFillGradients

Boolean, optional

Whether to transform fill gradients

changeStrokePattern

Boolean, optional

Whether to transform stroke patterns

changeLineWidths

Number (double), optional

The amount to scale line widths

scaleAbout

Transformation, optional

The point to use as anchor, to transform about

Returns

Nothing.


PluginItem.rotate()

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].rotate(angle[,changePositions][,changeFillPatterns][,changeFillGradients][,changeStrokePattern][,rotateAbout])

Description

Rotates the art item relative to the current rotation.

The object is rotated counter-clockwise if the angle value is positive, clockwise if the value is negative.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

angle

Number (double)

The angle amount to rotate the element

changePositions

Boolean, optional

Whether to effect art object positions and orientations

changeFillPatterns

Boolean, optional

Whether to transform fill patterns

changeFillGradients

Boolean, optional

Whether to transform fill gradients

changeStrokePattern

Boolean, optional

Whether to transform stroke patterns

rotateAbout

Transformation, optional

The point to use as anchor, to transform about

Returns

Nothing.


PluginItem.transform()

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].transform(transformationMatrix[, changePositions][, changeFillPatterns][, changeFillGradients][, changeStrokePattern][, changeLineWidths][, transformAbout])

Description

Transforms the art item by applying a transformation matrix.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

transformationMatrix

Matrix

Transformation matrix to apply

changePositions

Boolean, optional

Whether to change Positions

changeFillPatterns

Boolean, optional

Whether to change Fill Patterns

changeFillGradients

Boolean, optional

Whether to change Fill Gradients

changeStrokePattern

Boolean, optional

Whether to change Stroke Pattern

changeLineWidths

Number (double), optional

The amount to scale line widths

transformAbout

Transformation, optional

The point to use as anchor, to transform about

Returns

Nothing.


PluginItem.translate()

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].translate([deltaX][, deltaY][, transformObjects][, transformFillPatterns][, transformFillGradients][, transformStrokePatterns])

Description

Repositions the art item relative to the current position, where deltaX is the horizontal offset and deltaY is the vertical offset.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

deltaX

Number (double), optional

Horizontal offset

deltaY

Number (double), optional

Vertical offset

transformObjects

Boolean, optional

Whether to transform Objects

transformFillPatterns

Boolean, optional

Whether to transform Fill Patterns

transformFillGradients

Boolean, optional

Whether to transform Fill Gradients

transformStrokePatterns

Boolean, optional

Whether to transform Stroke Patterns

Returns

Nothing.


PluginItem.zOrder()

app.activeDocument.pluginItems[index].zOrder(zOrderCmd)

Description

Arranges the art item’s position in the stacking order of the group or layer (parent) of this object.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

zOrderCmd

ZOrderMethod

Stacking order arrangement method

Returns

Nothing.


Example

Copying a plug-in item

// Creates new plug-in art by copying an existing plug-in art item
if (app.documents.length > 0 && app.activeDocument.pluginItems.length > 0) {
  var doc = app.activeDocument;
  var pluginArt = doc.pluginItems[0];
  pluginArt.duplicate(pluginArt.parent, ElementPlacement.PLACEATBEGINNING);
}