How to select next line of text, using GREP?

Question

I use grep to search for linked images (~ a) and change the properties on that line, but I want to modify the text properties of the next line (the one highlighted in yellow) or in any case select the first word of the following line.

Thanks in advance.

FRIdNGE · Accepted Answer

Easier to just do this rather than rely solely on GREP.

app.findGrep returns an array of Character that you can then loop through to find containing paragraph and execute on the lines.

//CLEAN GREP
app.findGrepPreferences = null;
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;

//GET FIND GREP
app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat="~a";
var myFinds = app.findGrep(true);

for (var i = 0; i < myFinds.length; i++) {
    try {
       myFinds[i].leading = 20;
       myFinds[i].baselineShift = -10;
       myFinds[i].paragraphs[0].lines[1].leading = 20;
   } catch(e) {
      continue;
   }
}

app.findGrepPreferences = null;
app.changeGrepPreferences = null;

Hi Brian! 😉

Change:

myFinds[i].paragraphs[0].lines[1].leading = 20;

by:

myFinds[i].lines[0].insertionPoints[-1].lines[0].leading = 20;

or, less greedy (only the first char of the next line):

myFinds[i].lines[0].insertionPoints[-1].lines[0].characters[0].leading = 20;

(^/) The Jedi

brian_p_dts · Answer

Do you expect the next line to always be the second line in the containing paragraph? If so, you can try looping through your finds like this:

for (var i = 0; i < myFinds.length; i++) {
    $.writeln(myFinds[i].parent.paragraphs[0].lines[1].contents);
}

If you want the first word, you would append words[0] after lines[1]

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