Language

The language on which to base hyphenation rules and spell checking.

Methods:

addEventListener, extractLabel, getElements, insertLabel, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

Boolean, EventListeners, Events, Number, Object, String

Property Listing

Property

Type

Access

Description

doubleQuotes

String

read/write

The double quotes pair for the language.

eventListeners

EventListeners EventListener

readonly

A collection of event listeners.

events

Events Event

readonly

A collection of events.

hyphenationVendor

String

read/write

The hyphenation rules source.

icuLocaleName

String

readonly

The full name of the Language object's ICU locale.

id

Number

readonly

The unique ID of the Language.

index

Number

readonly

The index of the Language within its containing object.

isValid

Boolean

readonly

Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.

label

String

read/write

A property that can be set to any string.

name

String

readonly

The name of the Language.

parent

Document

readonly

The parent of the Language (a Document).

properties

Object

read/write

A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.

singleQuotes

String

read/write

The single quotes pair for the language.

spellingVendor

String

read/write

The spell-checking source.

untranslatedName

String

readonly

The untranslated name of the language.

Method Listing

EventListener addEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Adds an event listener.

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

String extractLabel (key:String)

Gets the label value associated with the specified key.

Parameter

Type

Description

key

String

The key.

Language getElements ()

Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

undefined insertLabel (key:String, value:String)

Sets the label to the value associated with the specified key.

Parameter

Type

Description

key

String

The key.

value

String

The value.

Boolean removeEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Removes the event listener.

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The registered event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

String toSource ()

Generates a string which, if executed, will return the Language.

String toSpecifier ()

Retrieves the object specifier.

Object of

TypefiCounterFormatLanguagePreferences.language

CharacterStyle.appliedLanguage

Event.parent

EventListener.parent

MutationEvent.parent

Return

Language.getElements()

Languages.anyItem()

Languages.everyItem()

Languages.nextItem()

Languages.previousItem()

Languages.itemByID()

Languages.item()

Languages.[]()

Languages.itemByName()

Languages.itemByRange()

Languages.firstItem()

Languages.lastItem()

Languages.middleItem()