clear object style override in indesign using javascript

[Karthik SG]

I am able to clear overrides of specific object style but i dont find anything related to object style override in Indesign extendscript object model! Is there anyway to clear overrides of object style using javascript?

I am trying to clear overrides in particular object style!

[m1b]

I think it's just

myPageItem.clearObjectStyleOverrides();

[Karthik SG]

Now I tried like this but not working for me,

objStyles = app.documents[0].objectStyles;
for(i=0; i<objStyles.length;i++){
    if(objStyles[i].name == "Verankup"){
   objStyles[i].clearObjectStyleOverrides();
   }
}

I got this Error: objStyles[i].clearObjectStyleOverrides is not a function

[m1b · Accepted solution]

Hi @Karthik SG, sorry I wasn't clear enough. As Uwe said, you need to target a page item, not the object style—that's why I said "myPageItem".

To do what you want, you can find every page item with an object style applied using findObject, and then clear overrides on each found page item. See this script.

- Mark

overrideObjectStyleInDocument(app.activeDocument, 'Verankup');

function overrideObjectStyleInDocument(appOrDocument, objectStyleOrName, showResult) {
    // can accept app or document (app will apply to all documents)
    if (
        appOrDocument.constructor.name != 'Document'
        && appOrDocument.constructor.name != 'Application'
    )
        return;

    app.findObjectPreferences = null;
    app.findObjectPreferences.appliedObjectStyles = objectStyleOrName;

    var found = appOrDocument.findObject(true),
        counter = 0;

    for (var i = 0; i < found.length; i++) {
        found[i].clearObjectStyleOverrides();
        counter++;
    }

    if (showResult !== false)
        alert('Overridden ' + counter + " items with object style.");
}

[Laubender · Accepted solution]

Hi Karthik SG,

DOM documentation for clearObjectStyleOverrides() for pageItem:

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#PageItem.html#d1e208274__d1e210118

Or use applyObjectStyle() and use the second or the third argument:

https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#PageItem.html#d1e208274__d1e209925

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[Karthik SG]

Thanks @Laubender, i searched with keyterms clearOverride! I think thats why i missed to see this.

[Laubender]

Karthik SG said:

" got this Error: objStyles[i].clearObjectStyleOverrides is not a function"

No wonder. Object styles do not have this method ( or function, a synonym for the word method in the DOM documentation ). Check the DOM documentation for objectStyle to see, that clearObjectStyleOverrides is not listed under category "Methods": https://www.indesignjs.de/extendscriptAPI/indesign-latest/#ObjectStyle.html

Visit the links that I posted earlier, scroll up, you'll see that both methods, clearObjectStyleOverrides() and applyObjectStyle() are listed in category "Methods" for the pageItem class.

On: When you or any user clears overrides with applied object styles in the GUI you do that on selected page items.

With a script you can do both, clear the overrides on selected items on the page; or you could do it with page items you address directly without any user selection in your document.

Do you want your script run on selected items, on a selection a user did?

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )