BuildingBlocks

A collection of cross reference building blocks.

Instance

Read Only

Number length

The number of objects in the collection.

Methods

BuildingBlock add( BuildingBlockTypes blockType, CharacterStyle appliedCharacterStyle, String customText, Object withProperties )

Creates a new cross reference building block.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BuildingBlockTypes	blockType	Type of the building block.
CharacterStyle	appliedCharacterStyle	Character style to be applied to the building block. (Optional)
String	customText	Building block custom text. Currently this is only useful in custom string building block. It is ignored for other types of building blocks. (Optional)
Object	withProperties	Initial values for properties of the new BuildingBlock (Optional)

Number count()

Displays the number of elements in the BuildingBlock.

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BuildingBlock item( Mixed index )

Returns the BuildingBlock with the specified index or name.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Mixed	index	The index or name. Can accept: Long Integer or String.

BuildingBlock itemByRange( Mixed from, Mixed to )

Returns the BuildingBlocks within the specified range.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Mixed	from	The BuildingBlock, index, or name at the beginning of the range. Can accept: BuildingBlock, Long Integer or String.
Mixed	to	The BuildingBlock, index, or name at the end of the range. Can accept: BuildingBlock, Long Integer or String.

BuildingBlock firstItem()

Returns the first BuildingBlock in the collection.

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BuildingBlock lastItem()

Returns the last BuildingBlock in the collection.

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BuildingBlock middleItem()

Returns the middle BuildingBlock in the collection.

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BuildingBlock previousItem( BuildingBlock obj )

Returns the BuildingBlock with the index previous to the specified index.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BuildingBlock	obj	The index of the BuildingBlock that follows the desired BuildingBlock.

BuildingBlock nextItem( BuildingBlock obj )

Returns the BuildingBlock whose index follows the specified BuildingBlock in the collection.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BuildingBlock	obj	The BuildingBlock whose index comes before the desired BuildingBlock.

BuildingBlock anyItem()

Returns any BuildingBlock in the collection.

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BuildingBlock everyItem()

Returns every BuildingBlock in the collection.

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String toSource()

Generates a string which, if executed, will return the BuildingBlock.

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BuildingBlock []( Number index )

Returns the BuildingBlock with the specified index.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Number	index	The index.