Issue in paragraph iterate

[Sudha_K]

Hi,

  When Im finding the paragraph texts using findTextPreference, its returning more than one paragraph.  I am replacing inline icons and getting contents for each paragraph. This process is working for only first para. For 2nd para, its throwing object invalid.  I need to do this process for all paragraphs found in the search.

Code :

        app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;

        app.findTextPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = "styl1";

        var boldKey = app.selection[0].findText();

        var keyArrStr = "";

        alert("boldKey" +boldKey.length)

        for(var cnt = 0 ; cnt < boldKey.length; cnt ++)

        //for(var cnt =  boldKey.length-1; cnt >= 0 ;cnt --)

        {           

             //app.activeDocument.recompose()

            boldKey[cnt].select()

            alert("Sel Conts : BEFORE .." +boldKey[cnt].contents+"\tPara count " + boldKey[cnt].paragraphs.length)

            for(var pCnt = 0; pCnt <  boldKey[cnt].paragraphs.length; pCnt++)

            //for(var pCnt = boldKey[cnt].paragraphs.length -1 ; pCnt >= 0; pCnt--)

            {

                app.selection=1851876449;

                var curPara = boldKey[cnt].paragraphs[pCnt];

                findAndReplace(curPara, "^a","");              

                alert("Process " + pCnt+ "*"+curPara.contents+"*"+"\nCount "+curPara.contents.length)

            }

        }

        app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;

     function findAndReplace(docTF,fndCont,chgCont)

     {

          //try{

           app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null;       

           app.findTextPreferences.findWhat=fndCont;

           app.changeTextPreferences.changeTo=chgCont;

           var sRes=docTF.findText();

           if(sRes.length > 0){

              for(var r=sRes.length-1;r>=0;r--){                       

                    sRes.changeText();       

              }

           }

            app.findTextPreferences = app.changeTextPreferences = null

        //}catch(e){}

     }

[Jump_Over]

Hi,

Both 1st and 2nd .findText() method return arrays of "index_related" objects.

So while you modify them - you change this relation as well.

Make a loop in reverse order (what is commented currently). Did you try and fail?

Jarek

[Sudha_K]

Hi,

   yes, same error is occuring for the reverse order loop.

[Jump_Over]

Hm...

It means some textRanges from 1st found array are empty (.paragraphs[0].isValid returns "false").

I.e. empty textFrame has applied default paraStyle (so .findText() counts it) but has not paragraphs.

I suggest to include if (curPara.isValid) {....} to exclude those cases.

Jarek

[Sudha_K]

Its having only 3 paragraphs. All three paras contains text.  Its return all paragraphs text (3 paras) when I iterate the loop to get contents alone.  But when I use the method to replace "Inline Icon" (findAndReplace(curPara, "^a","") ), then only its throwing error.

[Jump_Over]

Hi,

I run your code with simple example (reverse order) - one textFrame selected with some text with some inline graphics. It passed without errors.

What is your selection?

Jarek

[Sudha_K]

My selection is paragraphs with the same style.  Here all paragraphs in a textFrame.

For me, its not working dono why. Did u changed anything in code?

[Jump_Over]

Hi,

No changes except activation of reverse order.

Works with textFrame selected or some text selected.

Win, CS5

Jarek

[Sudha_K]

Hi,

Sorry....

I had tested in InDesign CS4, 5.5 and 6.  But throwing  the same error.  Dono where i did mistake or any issue in my sample.