PathItems

app.activeDocument.pathItems

Description

A collection of PathItem objects.

The methods ellipse, polygon, rectangle, roundedRectangle, and star allow you to create complex path items using straightforward parameters.

If you do not provide any parameters when calling these methods, default values are used.

Properties

PathItems.length

app.activeDocument.pathItems.length

Description

Number of elements in the collection.

Type

Number; read-only.

PathItems.parent

app.activeDocument.pathItems.parent

Description

The object’s container.

Type

Object; read-only.

PathItems.typename

app.activeDocument.pathItems.typename

Description

The class name of the object.

Type

String; read-only.

Methods

PathItems.add()

app.activeDocument.pathItems.add()

Description

Creates a new object.

Returns

PathItem

PathItems.ellipse()

app.activeDocument.pathItems.ellipse(
 [top = 100]
 [, left = 100]
 [, width = 50]
 [, height = 100]
 [, reversed = false]
 [, inscribed]
)

Description

Creates a new pathItem in the shape of an ellipse using the supplied parameters.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`top`	Number (double), optional	Top of path. Defaults to `100` pt.
`left`	Number (double), optional	Left of path. Defaults to `100` pt.
`width`	Number (double), optional	Width of path. Defaults to `50` pt.
`height`	Number (double), optional	Height of path. Defaults to `100` pt.
`reversed`	Boolean, optional	Whether path is reversed. Defaults to `false`
`inscribed`	Boolean, optional	Whether path is inscribed

Returns

PathItem

PathItems.getByName()

app.activeDocument.pathItems.getByName(name)

Description

Gets the first element in the collection with the specified name.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`name`	String	Name of element to get

Returns

PathItem

PathItems.index()

app.activeDocument.pathItems.index(itemKey)

Description

Gets an element from the collection.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`itemKey`	String, Number	String or number key

Returns

PathItem

PathItems.polygon()

app.activeDocument.pathItems.polygon(
 [centerX = 200]
 [, centerY = 300]
 [, radius = 50]
 [, sides = 8]
 [, reversed = false]
)

Description

Creates a new pathItem in the shape of an polygon using the supplied parameters.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`centerX`	Number (double), optional	CenterX of path. Defaults to `200` pt.
`centerY`	Number (double), optional	CenterY of path. Defaults to `300` pt.
`radius`	Number (double), optional	Radius of path. Defaults to `50` pt.
`sides`	Number (long), optional	Number of sides. Defaults to `8`
`reversed`	Boolean, optional	Whether path is reversed. Defaults to `false`

Returns

PathItem

PathItems.rectangle()

app.activeDocument.pathItems.rectangle(top, left, width, height[,reversed])

Description

Creates a new pathItem in the shape of an polygon using the supplied parameters.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`top`	Number (double)	Top of path
`left`	Number (double)	Left of path
`width`	Number (double)	Width of path
`height`	Number (double)	Height of path
`reversed`	Boolean, optional	Whether path is reversed

Returns

PathItem

PathItems.removeAll()

app.activeDocument.pathItems.removeAll()

Description

Deletes all elements in this collection.

Returns

Nothing

PathItems.roundedRectangle()

app.activeDocument.pathItems.roundedRectangle(
 top,
 left,
 width,
 height
 [,horizontalRadius = 15]
 [,verticalRadius = 20]
 [,reversed = false]
)

Description

Creates a new pathItem in the shape of a rectangle with rounded corners using the supplied parameters.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`top`	Number (double)	Top of path
`left`	Number (double)	Left of path
`width`	Number (double)	Width of path
`height`	Number (double)	Height of path
`horizontalRadius`	Number (double), optional	Horizontal radius of rounded corner. Defaults to `15` pt.
`verticalRadius`	Number (double), optional	Vertical radius of rounded corner. Defaults to `20` pt.
`reversed`	Boolean, optional	Whether path is reversed. Defaults to `false`

Returns

PathItem

PathItems.star()

app.activeDocument.pathItems.star(
 [centerX = 200]
 [, centerY = 300]
 [, radius = 50]
 [, innerRadius = 20]
 [, points = 5]
 [, reversed = false]
)

Description

Creates a new path item in the shape of a star using the supplied parameters.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`centerX`	Number (double), optional	CenterX of path. Defaults to `200` pt.
`centerY`	Number (double), optional	CenterY of path. Defaults to `300` pt.
`radius`	Number (double), optional	Radius of path. Defaults to `50` pt.
`innerRadius`	Number (double), optional	Inner radius of path. Defaults to `20` pt.
`points`	Number (long), optional	Number of points. Defaults to `5`
`reversed`	Boolean, optional	Whether path is reversed. Defaults to `false`

Returns

PathItem

Example

Creating shapes

// Creates 5 shapes in layer 1 of document 1
// and applies a random graphic style to each
var doc = app.documents.add();
var artLayer = doc.layers[0];
app.defaultStroked = true;
app.defaultFilled = true;

var rect = artLayer.pathItems.rectangle(762.5, 87.5, 425.0, 75.0);
var rndRect = artLayer.pathItems.roundedRectangle(637.5, 87.5, 425.0, 75.0, 20.0, 10.0);

// Create ellipse, 'reversed' is false, 'inscribed' is true
var ellipse = artLayer.pathItems.ellipse(512.5, 87.5, 425.0, 75.0, false, true);

// Create octagon, and 8-sided polygon
var octagon = artLayer.pathItems.polygon(300.0, 325.0, 75.0, 8);

// Create a 4 pointed star
var star = artLayer.pathItems.star(300.0, 125.0, 100.0, 20.0, 4);

for (i = 0; i < artLayer.pathItems.length; i++) {
 var styleIndex = Math.round(Math.random() * (doc.graphicStyles.length - 1));
 doc.graphicStyles[styleIndex].applyTo(artLayer.pathItems[i]);
}