How to get the text that is inside an anchored text frame

[Joe Abi Raad]

Using C++ how can I get the text that is inside an anchored text frame.

I do have the UIDRef of the ancher text frame, but I am not able to get the text inside it.

appreciate the help,

Joe

[Ian Sayers]

Please explain more about how you are wanting to access this ? C++ programming language ?

What are you trying to achieve with this ?

[Joe Abi Raad]

I am creating an InDesign PlugIn.

I am looping to get the text inside the anchored text boxes. I am able to get the text inside the parent text frame and identify the anchor text frame itself. However, I am not able to get the text inside the child(anchored) frame.

Appreciate the help.

Joe 

[BarlaeDC]

Hi,

This might help - https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/how-do-i-get-a-list-of-inline-anchored-objects-in-a-text-fra...

Malcolm

[Joe Abi Raad]

Thank you for your suggestion. I am able to get the list of the inline items in a frame. The issue remains, that I am not able to get the text that is inside the inline item.

Appreciate the help,

Joe

[IGS 5CC]

If you have the UIDRef of the inline item then you have to use hierarchy to get the nested text frame :

InterfacePtr<IHierarchy> iInlineHierarchy(_UIDRef_you_have_, IID_IHIERARCHY);
// The first child is the kSplineItemBoss of the nested text frame
InterfacePtr<IHierarchy> iSplineHierarchy(iInlineHierarchy->QueryChild(0));
// kMultiColumnItemBoss
InterfacePtr<IHierarchy> iMultiColumnItemHierarchy(iSplineHierarchy->QueryChild(0));
// kFrameItemBoss
InterfacePtr<IHierarchy> iFrameItemHierarchy(iMultiColumnItemHierarchy->QueryChild(0));
InterfacePtr<IFrameList> iFrameList(iFrameItemHierarchy->QueryFrameList());
InterfacePtr<ITextModel> iTextModel(iFrameList->QueryTextModel());

Now, you have the ITextModel of your nested text frame and you can get the text.

[Joe Abi Raad]

Thank you very much for your help. I have an issue with the following:

InterfacePtr<IFrameList> iFrameList(iFrameItemHierarchy->QueryFrameList())

 iFrameItemHierarchy has no member QueryFrameList();

Appreciate,

Joe

[IGS 5CC · Accepted solution]

Oops :

InterfacePtr<IHierarchy> iInlineHierarchy(_UIDRef_you_have_, IID_IHIERARCHY);
// The first child is the kSplineItemBoss of the nested text frame
InterfacePtr<IHierarchy> iSplineHierarchy(iInlineHierarchy->QueryChild(0));
// kMultiColumnItemBoss
InterfacePtr<IHierarchy> iMultiColumnItemHierarchy(iSplineHierarchy->QueryChild(0));
// kFrameItemBoss
InterfacePtr<IHierarchy> iFrameItemHierarchy(iMultiColumnItemHierarchy->QueryChild(0));

// I forgot this
InterfacePtr<ITextFrameColumn> iTextFrameColumn(iFrameItemHierarchy, IID_ITEXTFRAMECOLUMN);

InterfacePtr<IFrameList> iFrameList(iTextFrameColumn->QueryFrameList());
InterfacePtr<ITextModel> iTextModel(iFrameList->QueryTextModel());

[Joe Abi Raad]

Thank you very much for your help.

That solved the issue!!