Properties object

app.properties

Description

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Attributes

None.

Methods

Properties.clearProperty()

app.properties.clearProperty()

Description

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Parameters

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Returns

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Properties.doesPropertyExist()

app.properties.doesPropertyExist(property)

Description

Checks whether a given property exists in preferences.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`property`	String	A property to check

Returns

Boolean.

Example

Check whether labels with indices 10 and 99 exist in preferences:

var property = 'BE.Prefs.LabelNames.10';
var exists = app.properties.doesPropertyExist(property);
alert('Property "' + property + '" exists: ' + exists.toString());

property = 'BE.Prefs.LabelNames.99';
exists = app.properties.doesPropertyExist(property);
alert('Property "' + property + '" exists: ' + exists.toString());

Properties.getProperty()

app.properties.getProperty(property)

Description

Returns a property value.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`property`	String	A property to get a value for

Returns

String.

Example

Get label name at a given index:

var labelIndex = 0;
var property = 'BE.Prefs.LabelNames.' + labelIndex;

if (app.properties.doesPropertyExist(property)) {
    alert(app.properties.getProperty(property));
} else {
    alert('Property "' + property + '" does not exist');
}

Properties.isPropertyReadOnly()

app.properties.isPropertyReadOnly(property)

Description

Checks whether a given property can be overwritten by the user. Returns false if such property does not exist.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`property`	String	A property to check.

Returns

Boolean.

Properties.setProperty()

app.properties.setProperty(property, value, persistent, createIfNotExist)

Description

Set property value.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`property`	String	A property to create
`value`	Any	A value for a property
`persistent`	Boolean	Whether if should be persistent between sessions
`createIfNotExist`	Boolean	Should create, if such property does not exist

Returns

null

Example

Change label name:

var labelIndex = 0;
var property = 'BE.Prefs.LabelNamesX.' + labelIndex;

var newValue = 'Changed via Script';
var persistent = true;
var createIfNotExist = true;

if (app.properties.doesPropertyExist(property)) {
    if (app.properties.isPropertyReadOnly(property)) {
        alert('Could not rename property "' + property + '" because it is read-only.');
    } else {
        var oldValue = app.properties.getProperty(property);
        app.properties.setProperty(property, newValue, persistent, createIfNotExist);
        alert('Value changed from "' + oldValue + '" to "' + newValue + '"');
    }
} else {
    app.properties.setProperty(property, newValue, persistent, createIfNotExist);
    alert('Created new property "' + property + '" with value "' + newValue + '"');
}