How to Select Inverse via a Script

[BryanPagenkopf]

Good Morning Everyone,

I'm wondering how I can go about Selecting Inverse within a Script.

Thanks for your help with this!

[jduncan · Accepted solution]

app.executeMenuCommand("Inverse menu item");

[pixxxelschubser]

There are more useful commands here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/js-cs6-executemenucommand/td-p/5904747

[Disposition_Dev]

@jduncan 's solution is the best one.. For the sake of completeness, here's the worst solution i could come up with on the spot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TgC1jWDQOs

function selectInverse ()
	{
		var nonSelectedItems = [];
		for ( var x = 0; x < app.activeDocument.pageItems.length; x++ )
		{
			alert( "Checking item " + x + " of " + app.activeDocument.pageItems.length );
			alert( "Testing whether item " + x + " is selected" );
			if ( !confirm( "Do you want to continue?" ) ) return;
			if ( app.activeDocument.pageItems[ x ].selected == false )
			{
				alert( "Item " + x + " is not selected" );
				alert( "Adding item " + x + " to array of non-selected items" );
				if ( !confirm( "Do you want to continue?" ) ) return;
				app.activeDocument.pageItems[ x ].note = x;
				nonSelectedItems.push( app.activeDocument.pageItems[ x ] );
			}
			else
			{
				alert( "Item " + x + " is selected" );
				alert( "This item will be deselected." );
				if ( !confirm( "Do you want to continue?" ) ) return;
			}
			app.redraw();
		}

		alert( "Successfully added all non-selected items to array" );
		alert( "Deselecting all items" );

		for ( var x = 0; x < app.activeDocument.pageItems.length; x++ )
		{
			alert( "Deselecting item " + x + " of " + app.activeDocument.pageItems.length );
			if ( !confirm( "Do you want to continue?" ) ) return;
			app.activeDocument.pageItems[ x ].selected = false;
			app.redraw();
		}

		alert( "Successfully deselected all items" );


		for ( var x = 0; x < app.activeDocument.pageItems.length; x++ )
		{
			alert( "Checking item " + x + " to see whether it should be selected." );
			if ( !confirm( "Do you want to continue?" ) ) return;
			for ( var y = 0; y < nonSelectedItems.length; y++ )
			{
				alert( "Checking item " + x + " against item " + y + " of non selected items array" );
				if ( !confirm( "Do you want to continue?" ) ) return;
				if ( app.activeDocument.pageItems[ x ] === nonSelectedItems[ y ] )
				{
					alert( "Item " + x + " is the same as item " + y + " in the non-selected items array" );
					alert( "Selecting item " + x );
					if ( !confirm( "Do you want to continue?" ) ) return;
					app.activeDocument.pageItems[ x ].selected = true;
				}
				else
				{
					alert( "Item " + x + " is not the same as item " + y + " in the non-selected items array" );
					alert( "Item " + x + " will not be selected" );
					if ( !confirm( "Do you want to continue?" ) ) return;
				}
			}
		}
	}
	selectInverse();