[CS3 JS] Replace text in a paragraph

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6 total messages Started by Rick_Quatro Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:09

#1861

Author: Rick_Quatro
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:09

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I want to replace all of the text in a paragraph, without removing the \r at the end of the paragraph. What is the best method for doing that? Thank you very much.

Rick Quatro

Re: [CS3 JS] Replace text in a paragraph

#1863

Author: Olav_Kvern
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:20

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Hi Rick,

Use itemByRange():



//Where myParagraph is a paragraph... 
myParagraph.texts.itemByRange(myParagraph.characters.item(0), myParagraph.characters.item(-2)).remove();

Thanks,

Ole

Re: [CS3 JS] Replace text in a paragraph

#1867

Author: Peter Kahrel
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:06

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Or maybe just 

      myParagraph.contents = '\r';




Peter

Re: [CS3 JS] Replace text in a paragraph

#1868

Author: Olav_Kvern
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:13

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Hi Peter,

The trouble with that approach, though, is that you run the risk of changing the style applied to the paragraph.

Thanks,

Ole

Re: [CS3 JS] Replace text in a paragraph

#1869

Author: Rick_Quatro
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:08

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Thanks to Ole and Peter. Yes, I need to maintain the style that is applied to the paragraph. Also, I added this test in case the paragraph is empty already.

if (myParagraph.characters.length > 1) {
  ...
}

Rick

Re: [CS3 JS] Replace text in a paragraph

#1870

Author: Peter Kahrel
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:49

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      The trouble with that approach, though, ...




Aha... hadn't realised that. In fact, it turns out that it changes the paragraph style applied to the next paragraph to that of paragraph whose contents is deleted. Didn't know that.

Peter

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