BookContent

A document added to a book.

Properties

Property Type Access Description
date Date readonly The date and time the BookContent was created.
documentPageRange string readonly The page range of the book content object within the book.
filePath File readonly The full path to the file.
fullName File readonly The full path to the BookContent, including the name of the BookContent.
id number readonly The unique ID of the BookContent.
index number readonly The index of the BookContent within its containing object.
label string r/w A property that can be set to any string.
parent Book readonly The parent of the BookContent (a Book).
properties Object r/w A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
size number readonly The size of the BookContent file.
status BookContentStatus :
NORMAL
MISSING_DOCUMENT
DOCUMENT_OUT_OF_DATE
DOCUMENT_IN_USE
DOCUMENT_IS_OPEN
readonly The status of the book content object file.

Methods

string extractLabel (key: string)
Gets the label value associated with the specified key.

Parameter Type Description
key string The key.

Array of BookContent getElements ()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

void insertLabel (key: string, value: string)
Sets the label to the value associated with the specified key.

Parameter Type Description
key string The key.
value string The value.

BookContent move ([to: LocationOptions=AT_END][, reference: BookContent])
Moves the book content object.

Parameter Type Description
to LocationOptions :
BEFORE
AFTER
AT_END
AT_BEGINNING
UNKNOWN
The location relative to the reference object or within the book. (Optional) (default: AT_END)
reference BookContent The reference object. Note: Required when the to parameter specifies before or after. (Optional)

void remove ()
Deletes the BookContent.

BookContent replace (using: File)
Replaces a book content object with a new file. Note: If the new file replaces the current style source document, the new file becomes the style source document.

Parameter Type Description
using File The full path name of the new book content object.

void synchronize ()
Matches the formatting of the book content object to the style source document.

string toSource ()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the BookContent.

string toSpecifier ()
Retrieves the object specifier.

Used in:

Book.exportFile ( [to: File][, showingOptions: bool=false][, using: PDFExportPreset][, whichDocuments: Array of BookContent][, versionComments: string][, forceSave: bool=false])
BookContent.move ( [to: LocationOptions=AT_END][, reference: BookContent])
BookContents.previousItem ( obj: BookContent)
BookContents.nextItem ( obj: BookContent)

Returned by:

Array of BookContent BookContent.getElements ( )
BookContent BookContent.move ( [to: LocationOptions=AT_END][, reference: BookContent] )
BookContent BookContent.replace ( using: File )
BookContent BookContents.add ( fullName: File[, at: number=-1][, withProperties: Object] )
BookContent BookContents.anyItem ( )
Array of BookContent BookContents.everyItem ( )
BookContent BookContents.firstItem ( )
BookContent BookContents.item ( index: any )
BookContent BookContents.itemByID ( id: number )
BookContent BookContents.itemByName ( name: string )
Array of BookContent BookContents.itemByRange ( from: any, to: any )
BookContent BookContents.lastItem ( )
BookContent BookContents.middleItem ( )
BookContent BookContents.nextItem ( obj: BookContent )
BookContent BookContents.previousItem ( obj: BookContent )