How to add superscript 2 as text in textGroupItem with Javascript

[marca12945532]

Dear All,

I've been trying to add and remove certain pieces of text based on their font and whenever I need to add a certain piece of text back into it's original place again I need to insert a superscript 2 after this text.

This is the piece of code in which I add the text back in again:

if (textGroupItem.textRange.characterAttributes.textFont.toString().toLowerCase().match(regPattern)){

                textGroupItem.textRange.characters.removeAll()

                textGroupItem.textRange.characters.add(un + " - " + sm + "m" + "²")

}

This doens't give a superscript 2 but some kind of broken token as text.

So far i've also tried:

- translatePlaceholderText("c2b2")

- "2".sup()

-  ²

- textGroupItem.textRange.characterAttributes.baselineShift = height;  <-- height = 2 but this shifts the whole text item

How can you succesfully add a supercript 2 to a group of characters?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Maybe you should post over at

Illustrator Scripting

[marca12945532]

Thanks, first question here so fairly new at this!

[c.pfaffenbichler]

No problem, I expect some of the regulars might frequent both Fora anyway, but Scripting is a somewhat specialised option so the dedicated Scripting Forum may provide better and/or speedier feedback on the issue.

[pixxxelschubser]

Hi marca12945532,

do you need further assistance?

[Srishti Bali]

moved to Illustrator Scripting​

[pixxxelschubser]

Hi marca12945532​,

your snippet isn't complete.

That's why I can give you only one 'way to go':

var aDoc = app.activeDocument;
var aTF = aDoc.textFrames.add();
aTF.contents = "Lorem ipsum";
var regPattern= /ipsum/;
var txt = aTF.textRange.contents.replace(regPattern,"un -  sm m²");
aTF.textRange.contents = txt;

Have fun