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Asset

A library asset.

Asset Properties

Property Type Access Description
assetType AssetType enumeration r/w The type of the asset.
date Date read Date and time.
description String r/w Description of the asset.
id Long read A unique number identifying the object.
index Long read Index of the object within its parent object.
label String r/w A label that can be set to any string.
name String r/w The name of the object.
parent Object read The parent of the object.
properties An array of property names and values r/w Property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.

Asset Methods

Method Returns Description
extractLabel String Gets the content of the label associated with the specified key (name).
getElements Array of Objects Resolve the object specifier.
insertLabel Nothing Sets the content of the label associated with the specified key (name), creating the label if it does not already exist.
placeAsset Array of PageItems, Movies, Sounds, Images, EPSs, WMFs, PICTs or PDFs Place the asset in a document.
remove Nothing Delete the object.
toSource String Generate JavaScript source that, if executed, will return the specified objects.
toSpecifier String Retrieve the object specifier.