[CS3 JS] Replace text in a paragraph

[frameexpert]

I want to replace all of the text in a paragraph, without removing the \r at the end of the paragraph. What is the best method for doing that? Thank you very much.

Rick Quatro

[_Olav_Kvern_]

Hi Rick,

Use itemByRange():

//Where myParagraph is a paragraph...

myParagraph.texts.itemByRange(myParagraph.characters.item(0), myParagraph.characters.item(-2)).remove();

Thanks,

Ole

[Peter Kahrel]

Or maybe just
>myParagraph.contents = '\r';

Peter

[_Olav_Kvern_]

Hi Peter,

The trouble with that approach, though, is that you run the risk of changing the style applied to the paragraph.

Thanks,

Ole

[frameexpert]

Thanks to Ole and Peter. Yes, I need to maintain the style that is applied to the paragraph. Also, I added this test in case the paragraph is empty already.

if (myParagraph.characters.length > 1) {
...
}

Rick

[Peter Kahrel]

>The trouble with that approach, though, ...

Aha... hadn't realised that. In fact, it turns out that it changes the paragraph style applied to the next paragraph to that of paragraph whose contents is deleted. Didn't know that.

Peter