Change Text to Specific Colour Swatch Illustrator Javascript

Question

Hi, I have found a script online that takes all of the swatches that are used in an illustrator document and outputs each swatch name on its own line of text.This works well, however I would like each line of text to also inherit the specific swatch colour. So for example "1_Base_Hilite_70%" I would like this line of text to be coloured with the appropriate spot colour swatch with the same name and so on. Can anyone please let me know what I need to add/amend to the below code to achieve this? I am new to coding so please let me know if this is not the best place to post. function swatchNamesToText() {

if (app.documents.length = 0) {

return;

} else {

var docRef = app.activeDocument;
    var sel = docRef.selection;
    if (sel.length == 1 && sel[0].typename == 'TextFrame') {

var nameList = Array();

var swatGrps = docRef.swatchGroups;

for (var i = 0; i < swatGrps.length; i++) {

var grpList = swatGrps[i].getAllSwatches();

for (var j = 0; j < grpList.length; j++) {

if (grpList[j].name != '[None]'

&&
            grpList[j].name != '[Registration]'

&&
            grpList[j].name != 'BRIGHT PINK - Poly 775' &&
            grpList[j].name != 'White' &&
            grpList[j].name != 'C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=100' &&
            grpList[j].name != 'Black') {

nameList.push(grpList[j].name);

}

}
    sel[0].contents = nameList.join('
');

}

swatchNamesToText();

m1b · Accepted Answer

Hi @Jono36042432dhqz, see if this code gets you on the right track. I've fiddled with a few things I didn't need to—just for the sake of tidiness—and you can go back and alter your existing to code with any new parts you learn if you prefer.

- Mark

(function () {

    if (0 === app.documents.length)
        return alert('Please open a document and try again.');

    var docRef = app.activeDocument;
    var textFrame = docRef.selection[0];

    if (
        undefined == textFrame
        || textFrame.typename !== 'TextFrame'
    )
        return alert('Please select a text frame and try again.');

    var swatchGroups = docRef.swatchGroups;

    for (var i = 0; i < swatchGroups.length; i++) {

        var swatches = swatchGroups[i].getAllSwatches();

        swatchesLoop:
        for (var j = 0; j < swatches.length; j++) {

            switch (swatches[j].name) {

                case '[None]':
                case '[Registration]':
                case 'BRIGHT PINK - Poly 775':
                case 'White':
                case 'C=0 M=0 Y=0 K=100':
                case 'Black':
                    // ignore these
                    continue swatchesLoop;

                default:
                    addSwatchNameToText(textFrame, swatches[j]);
                    break;

            }

        }

    }

    function addSwatchNameToText(text, swatch) {
        var col = text.textRange.characters.add('\r' + swatch.name);
        col.fillColor = swatch.color;
    };

})();

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