Add a paragraph and get a reference to it

[frameexpert]

Hello All,

I am using the following to add a new paragraph after the one containing the insertion point:

// Get a reference to the selected paragraph.
var oPgf = app.selection[0].paragraphs[0];
// Add a blank paragraph.
oPgf.insertionPoints[-1].contents = '\r';

I want to get a reference to the new paragraph without having to query the document's selection. So given a paragraph object oPgf, what is the best way to add a paragraph after it and return a reference to the new paragraph? Thank you very much.

Rick Quatro
rick at frameexpert dot com
585-659-8267

[Peter Kahrel]

Hi Rick,

Either of the following lines will get you a reference to the next paragraph:

var nPgf = oPgf.insertionPoints[-1].paragraphs[0];

var nPgf = oPgf.parentStory.paragraphs.nextItem (oPgf);

Peter

[Martin Fischer]

Hi Peter,

I have found out that multiple use of nextItem() can slow down the processing of a script.
So I often use a workaround like this to get the next paragraph of a found paragraph within a story (not within a footnote):

// found paragraph

var myPara = myFoundItems; 



// count of paragraphs from the beginning of a story until the found paragraph

var myParaIndex = myFoundItems.parentStory.insertionPoints.itemByRange( 0, myPara.index ).paragraphs.length;



// paragraph after the found paragraph

var myNextPara = myFoundItems.parentStory.paragraphs[myParaIndex + 1];

Martin

[Peter Kahrel]

Martin,

next/previousItem() can get slow indeed. Interesting solution you have there. But I think that that first line I gave is quicker because it doesn't refer to the parentStory and all the paragraphs in it: nPgf = oPgf.insertionPoints[-1].paragraphs[0];

Peter

[Martin Fischer]

Peter,

of course, you are right.
I should have read your message with more strength.

Martin