components

Syntax

ManagedArticle.components;

Access

readonly

Parameters

Return value Array

An array of PageItem and Story objects that are the components of the managed article. Text article components are returned as Story objects; image article components are returned as PageItem objects.

Description

The components property returns an array of the InDesign objects that form the components of the managed article. Each element in the array is either a PageItem (for image components) or a Story (for text components).

Examples

Count the components of the first managed article

// Get the components of the first managed article in the active document.
var articles = app.activeDocument.managedArticles;
if (articles.count() > 0) {
    var article = articles[0];
    var components = article.components;
    alert("Number of components: " + components.length);
}

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