Y Location of a Table

[frameexpert]

I have a situation where I have to process some tables in my document. Each page can have more than one table, but there is one table on each page that I need to target. It is the "first" table on the page, in other words, the top-most table on the page. I am using this to get all of the tables on the page:

var tables = page.textFrames.everyItem().tables.everyItem().getElements();

I need to identify the top-most table in this collection. It is not always the first table in the collection, so I can't rely on its position in the collection. Is there a Y location property on a table or one of its objects that I can use to determine the top-most table? Thank you very much.

Rick

[frameexpert]

I think I figured this out. If anyone has a better way, I am open to suggestions. Thanks.

function getPriceTable (tables, doc) {
 
  var table = null;
  var currBaseline = 9999;
 
  for (var i = 0; i < tables.length; i += 1) {
    if (tables.cells[0].paragraphs[0].baseline < currBaseline) {
      table = tables;
      currBaseline = tables.cells[0].paragraphs[0].baseline;

    }
  }

  return table;
}

[Harbs. · Accepted solution]

You can figure out the y position using the baseline of the storyOffset.

Harbs

[frameexpert]

Hi Harbs,

Thank you very much.

Rick