How to find Shape of the textframe.

Maybe try something like this?

var isTextFrameRectangle = function( obj ) {
   
    var points,
        point,
        adjIndex,
        adjPoint,
        axis,
        i,
        length;
   
    if( ! ( obj instanceof TextFrame ) ) {
        return false;
    }
   
    points = obj.paths.firstItem().pathPoints;
   
    if( ( length = points.length ) != 4 ) {
        return false;
    }
   
    for( i = 0; i < length; i++ ) {
       
        point = points;

       
        if( i == length - 1 ) {
            adjIndex = 0;
        } else {
            adjIndex = i + 1;
        }
       
        adjPoint = points[ adjIndex ];
        axis = i % 2;
       
        if( point.anchor[ axis ] != adjPoint.anchor[ axis ] ) {
            return false
        }
       
    }
   
    return true;
   
};

Hi,

Maybe you can temporarily convert a duplicate of the textframe to the three different shapes, and then compare the entire path. In other words:

var CSO = ['OVAL','RECTANGLE','TRIANGLE'];
var tf = app.selection[0], // assuming your text frame is selected
    ep = tf.paths[0].entirePath.toSource(),
    i = CSO.length,
    k, t;
while( i-- )
    {
    k = 'CONVERT_TO_'+CSO;
    with( tf.duplicate() )
        {
        convertShape(ConvertShapeOptions);
        t = paths[0].entirePath.toSource();
        remove();
        if( t == ep ) break;
        }
    }
alert( 0 <= i ?
    ("The textframe's shape is: " + CSO):
    ("Unable to detect the shape")
    );

@+

Marc

HI vDeepak,

Try This.....

var select = app.selection[0].constructor.name;

alert(select);

I hope this is what u r asking for general frames

And specificly I think we cant catch the textframe shape, since it is already a text container

Regards,

love_all