Adobe Photoshop CC JavaScript Reference

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5 33 Object model usage and naming .. 342 JavaScript Object Reference .. 35 Object 35 Properties notation .. 35 Methods notation .. 36 ActionDescriptor .. 37count .. 37typename .. 37 Methods .. 37clear .. 37erase .. 37fromStream .. 37getClass .. 37getDouble .. 37getEnumerationType .. 37getEnumerationValue .. 37getKey .. 37getLargeInteger .. 38getList .. 38getObjectType .. 38getPath .. 38getReference .. 38getString .. 38getType .. 38getUnitDoubleType .. 38putBoolean .. 38putClass .. 38putData .. 38putDouble .. 38 Adobe Photoshop CCJavaScript Scripting Reference 4putEnumerated .. 38putInteger .. 39putLargeInteger .. 39putList .. 39putString .. 39toStream.

6 40count .. 40typename .. 40 Methods .. 40clear .. 40getClass .. 40getDouble .. 40getEnumerationType .. 40getEnumerationValue .. 40getLargeInteger .. 41getList .. 41getObjectType .. 41getPath .. 41getReference .. 41getString .. 41getType .. 41getUnitDoubleType .. 41putBoolean .. 41putClass .. 41putData .. 41putDouble .. 41putEnumerated .. 41putInteger .. 41putLargeInteger .. 41putList .. 42putString .. 42 ActionReference .. 43typename .. 43 Methods .. 43getContainer .. 43 Adobe Photoshop CCJavaScript Scripting Reference 43getEnumeratedValue .. 43getIdentifier .. 43getIndex .. 43getName .. 43getOffset .. 43getProperty .. 43putClass .. 44putEnumerated.

7 44putName .. 44putOffset .. 44 Application .. 45colorSettings .. 45currentTool .. 45documents .. 45foregroundColor .. 45freeMemory .. 46locale .. 46macintoshFileTypes .. 46measurementLog .. 46notifiers .. 46notifiersEnabled .. 46playbackDisplayDialogs .. 46playbackParameters .. 46preferences .. 46preferencesFolder .. 46recentFiles .. 46scriptingBuildDate .. 46scriptingVersion .. 46systemInformation .. 46typename .. 46version .. 47windowsFileTypes .. 47 Methods .. 47batch .. 47bringToFront .. 47changeProgressText .. 47 Adobe Photoshop CCJavaScript Scripting Reference 47compareWithNumbers .. 47doAction .. 48doForcedProgress .. 48doProgress .. 48doProgressSegmentTask.

8 49doProgressTask .. 49executeAction .. 49featureEnabled .. 49load .. 50makePDFP resentation .. 50makePicturePackage .. 50open .. 50openDialog .. 50purge .. 51putCustomOptions .. 51refresh .. 51runMenuItem .. 51showColorPicker .. 51toolSupportsBrushes .. 51(tool) .. 51(tool) .. 51typeIDToStringID .. 52updateProgress .. 55allLocked .. 55boundsNoEffects .. 55filterMaskDensity .. 55filterMaskFeather .. 55grouped .. 55kind .. 56layerMaskFeather .. 56 Adobe Photoshop CCJavaScript Scripting Reference 56opacity .. 56pixelsLocked .. 56positionLocked .. 56textItem .. 56typename .. 56vectorMaskFeather .. 56visible .. 56 Methods .. 57adjustBrightnessContrast.

9 57adjustColorBalance .. 57adjustCurves .. 57adjustLevels .. 57applyAddNoise .. 57applyAverage .. 57applyBlurMore .. 58applyDespeckle .. 58applyDifferenceClouds .. 58applyDiffuseGlow .. 58applyGlassEffect .. 58applyHighPass .. 58applyLensBlur .. 59applyMaximum .. 59applyMedianNoise .. 59applyMinimum .. 60applyMotionBlur .. 60applyNTSC .. 60applyOceanRipple .. 60applyPinch .. 60applyPolarCoordinates .. 60applyRadialBlur .. 60applyRipple .. 60applySharpen .. 60applySharpenMore .. 60applyShear .. 61 Adobe Photoshop CCJavaScript Scripting Reference 8applySpherize .. 61applyStyle .. 61applyTwirl .. 61autoLevels .. 61clear .. 62copy .. 62desaturate.

10 62duplicate .. 62equalize .. 62invert .. 62mixChannels .. 63photoFilter .. 63posterize .. 63rasterize .. 63resize .. 64shadowHighlight .. 64translate .. 64unlink .. 67typename .. 67 Methods .. 67add .. 67getByName .. 67removeAll .. 67 BatchOptions .. 68destination .. 68destinationFolder .. 68errorFile .. 68macintoshCompatible .. 68overrideOpen .. 68startingSerial .. 68suppressOpen .. 68 Adobe Photoshop CCJavaScript Scripting Reference 9suppressProfile .. 69typename .. 69windowsCompatible .. 69 BitmapConversionOptions .. 70method .. 70patternName .. 70shape .. 70typename .. 70 BMPSaveOptions .. 71alphaChannels .. 71flipRowOrder .. 71rleCompression.