app.activeDocument.spots
Description
A collection of jsobjref/Spotcolor objects in a document.
app.activeDocument.spots.length
Description
Number of elements in the collection.
Type
Number, read-only.
app.activeDocument.spots.parent
Description
The object’s container.
Type
Object, read-only.
app.activeDocument.spots.typename
Description
The class name of the object.
Type
String, read-only.
app.activeDocument.spots.add()
Description
Creates a new object.
Returns
jsobjref/Spot
app.activeDocument.spots.getByName(name)
Description
Get the first element in the collection with the provided name.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
name |
String | Name of element to get |
Returns
jsobjref/Spot
app.activeDocument.spots.index(itemKey)
Description
Gets an element from the collection.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
itemKey |
String, Number | Key of element to get |
Returns
jsobjref/Spot
app.activeDocument.spots.removeAll()
Description
Deletes all elements in the collection.
Returns
Nothing.
// Deletes all spots colors from the current document
if ( app.documents.length > 0 ) {
var spotCount = app.activeDocument.spots.length;
if (spotCount > 0) {
app.activeDocument.spots.removeAll();
}
}// Defines and applies a new spot color in the current document,
// then applies the color to the first path item
if (app.documents.length > 0 && app.activeDocument.pathItems.length > 0) {
// Define the new color value
var newRGBColor = new RGBColor();
newRGBColor.red = 255;
newRGBColor.green = 0;
newRGBColor.blue = 0;
// Create the new spot
var newSpot = app.activeDocument.spots.add();
// Define the new SpotColor as 80% of the RGB color
newSpot.name = "Scripted Red spot";
newSpot.tint = 80;
newSpot.color = newRGBColor;
// Apply a 50% tint of the new spot color to the frontmost path item.
// Create a spotcolor object, set the tint value,
var newSpotColor = new SpotColor();
newSpotColor.spot = newSpot;
newSpotColor.tint = 50;
// Use the spot color to set the fill color
var frontPath = app.activeDocument.pathItems[0];
frontPath.filled = true;
frontPath.fillColor = newSpotColor;
}