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November 16, 2013
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Illustrator Script code for removing selected items

  • November 16, 2013
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Hello, I have an Illustrator script to go through certain functions and after it runs there are items selected that I need deleted. I cannot figure out the simple script to remove the selected items. I tried

var docSelected = app.activeDocument.selection;

docSelected.selected.remove();

but to no avail. Please help. I would greatly appreciate any tips and suggestions as I just need to know how to have the script to delete selected items. Thank you very much!

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Correct answer CarlosCanto

another way...

var docSelected = app.activeDocument.selection;
for (j=0; j<docSelected.length; j++)
    docSelected.remove();

2 replies

CarlosCanto
CarlosCantoCorrect answer
Braniac
November 16, 2013

another way...

var docSelected = app.activeDocument.selection;
for (j=0; j<docSelected.length; j++)
    docSelected.remove();
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    Ferrarezzi
    Inspiring
    November 21, 2013

    Hi.

    How do otherwise, delete the items that are not selected?

    pixxxelschubser
    pixxxelschubser
    Braniac
    November 21, 2013

    There are many possibilities.

    For simple path e.g. like this:

    var docItems = app.activeDocument.pathItems;
    var docSelection = app.activeDocument.selection;
    if (docSelection.length) {
        for ( j=docItems.length-1; j>0; j--) {
            if (!docItems.selected) {
                docItems.remove();
                }
            }
        } else {alert("no selection")}

    Have fun

    Larry G. Schneider
    Larry G. Schneider
    Inspiring
    November 16, 2013

    This works

    var docSelected = app.activeDocument.selection;

    app.cut();

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