GroupProxy

A group of items on a page.

Extends


Constructors

new GroupProxy()

new GroupProxy(id, client): GroupProxy

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
idstringID of this item
clientEditorClient

Returns

GroupProxy

Inherited from

ItemProxy.constructor


Properties

allBlocks

readonly allBlocks: MapProxy<string, BlockProxy>;

The blocks that are contained in this group, including those nested in deeper groups, organized by ID.


allGroups

readonly allGroups: MapProxy<string, GroupProxy>;

The groups that are contained in this group, including those nested in deeper groups, organized by ID.


allLines

readonly allLines: MapProxy<string, LineProxy>;

The lines that are contained in this group, including those nested in deeper groups, organized by ID.


allShapeData

readonly allShapeData: MapProxy<string, SerializedFieldType | DataError>;

All shape data accessible on this element, including shape data inherited from the page or a containing group.
This collection is read-only.

Inherited from

ItemProxy.allShapeData


blocks

readonly blocks: MapProxy<string, BlockProxy>;

The blocks that are directly contained in this group, organized by ID.


client

protected readonly client: EditorClient;

Inherited from

ItemProxy.client


groups

readonly groups: MapProxy<string, GroupProxy>;

The groups that are directly contained in this group, organized by ID.


id

readonly id: string;

ID of this item

Inherited from

ItemProxy.id


lines

readonly lines: MapProxy<string, LineProxy>;

The lines that are directly contained in this group, organized by ID.


properties

readonly properties: WriteableMapProxy<string, JsonSerializable, void, JsonSerializable>;

All properties available on this element, organized by name.
Not all properties are writeable (e.g. "ClassName" on a block).
To move or resize elements, use setLocation() or setBoundingBox() or offset() instead.

Inherited from

ItemProxy.properties


referenceKeys

readonly referenceKeys: MapProxy<string | number, ReferenceKeyProxy>;

The set of reference keys, organized by their ID, which can be either a string or number.

For more information, see the Developer Guide.

Inherited from

ItemProxy.referenceKeys


shapeData

readonly shapeData: ShapeDataProxy;

The shape data set directly on this element (not including any shape data inherited from the page or a containing group).

Inherited from

ItemProxy.shapeData


textAreas

readonly textAreas: WriteableMapProxy<string, string, undefined, string>;

The plain text in each of the text areas on this item, organized by text area name.

Inherited from

ItemProxy.textAreas


textStyles

readonly textStyles: WriteableMapProxy<string, TextStyle, Promise<undefined>, Partial<TextStyle>>;

The text style in each of the text areas on this item, organized by text area name.

Inherited from

ItemProxy.textStyles


Methods

applyRule()

applyRule(rule): void

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
ruleRuleProxyRule to apply to this item

Returns

void

Inherited from

ItemProxy.applyRule


changeZOrder()

changeZOrder(operation): void

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
operationZOrderOperationHow to adjust the Z order of this item relative to the other items it overlaps on the page

Returns

void

Inherited from

ItemProxy.changeZOrder


delete()

delete(): void

Delete this item from the document

Returns

void

Inherited from

ItemProxy.delete


executeFormula()

executeFormula(formula): SerializedFieldType | DataError

Execute a formula in the context of this element

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
formulastringThe formula text, e.g. "@a + @b" to add together the shape data values a and b.

Returns

SerializedFieldType | DataError

The result of the formula, or an error.

Inherited from

ItemProxy.executeFormula


exists()

exists(): boolean

Returns

boolean

true if this element still exists on the document, or false otherwise

Inherited from

ItemProxy.exists


getBoundingBox()

getBoundingBox(): Box

Returns

Box

The bounding box of this item relative to its containing page. As pages may change size
to fit the content on them, note that these coordinates may be negative or very large.

If this is a rotated block, the bounding box returned here is where the block would be if it were
unrotated.

Inherited from

ItemProxy.getBoundingBox


getContainers()

getContainers(): BlockProxy[]

Returns

BlockProxy[]

An array of blocks whose bounding boxes contain this item's upper-left corner

Inherited from

ItemProxy.getContainers


getLocation()

getLocation(): object

Returns

object

The x/y location of this item

x
x: number = bb.x;
y
y: number = bb.y;

Inherited from

ItemProxy.getLocation


getPage()

getPage(): PageProxy

Returns

PageProxy

The page containing this item

Inherited from

ItemProxy.getPage


getPageId()

getPageId(): string

Returns

string

The ID of the page containing this item

Inherited from

ItemProxy.getPageId


measureText()

measureText(name, maxWidth): MeasureTextResult

Measure the amount of space necessary to render the text in the given text area, given a
width to measure that text within.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
namestringName of the text area whose content we should measure
maxWidthnumberWidth of the area in which to measure this text. The result will usually be no wider than this, but if a single word is long enough to go beyond this maxWidth, the width of that word will be returned.

Returns

MeasureTextResult

The size of rectangle necessary to render this text area's content.

Inherited from

ItemProxy.measureText


offset()

offset(type, offset): void

Offset this item in the given direction by the given amount.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
typeLinearOffsetTypeThe type of offset to apply to this item
offsetPointThe amount to offset

Returns

void

Inherited from

ItemProxy.offset


removeReferenceKey()

removeReferenceKey(key): void

Remove the specified reference key from this element.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
keystring | number

Returns

void

Inherited from

ItemProxy.removeReferenceKey


setBoundingBox()

setBoundingBox(bb): void

Attempts to move and resize this item to fit into the given bounding box. If this item (or another
item it contains) has size or aspect ratio restrictions, it may not be possible to fit the requested
location exactly.

This is done by moving this item to the requested location, then attempting to resize it from the
bottom-right corner to the requested size.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
bbBoxThe bounding box to attempt to make this item fill

Returns

void

Inherited from

ItemProxy.setBoundingBox


setLocation()

setLocation(location): void

Moves this item so that its upper-left corner is positioned at the given location (prior to any rotation)

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
locationPointThe target location

Returns

void

Inherited from

ItemProxy.setLocation


setReferenceKey()

setReferenceKey(key, settings): void

Set a reference key on this element, replacing any existing reference at the specified key.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
keystring | number
settingsReferenceKeyDefinition

Returns

void

Inherited from

ItemProxy.setReferenceKey


unapplyRule()

unapplyRule(rule): void

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
ruleRuleProxyRule to remove from this item

Returns

void

Inherited from

ItemProxy.unapplyRule