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How can I get the text to which a Nested Style is applied in InDesign

I am trying to write a script that will convert all characters to lowercase if a particular nested style is applied. I can't seem to figure out the correct syntax to get the text.
I originally tried the following, which worked to an extend, but lowercased the entire paragraph rather than only the text that has the character style applied:
function lowerCaseNest(myPStyle, myCStyle){
var myDocument = app.documents.item(0);
//Clear the find/change preferences.
app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
//Set the find options.
app.findChangeTextOptions.caseSensitive = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeFootnotes = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeHiddenLayers = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeLockedLayersForFind = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeLockedStoriesForFind = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.includeMasterPages = false;
app.findChangeTextOptions.wholeWord = false;
app.findTextPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = myPStyle;
var missingFind = app.activeDocument.findText();
var myDoc = app.documents[0];
for ( var listIndex = 0 ; listIndex < missingFind.length; listIndex++ ) {
for (i = missingFind[listIndex].nestedStyles.length-1;i>=0; i--) {
for (j = missingFind[listIndex].nestedStyles[i].parent.characters.length-1;j>=0; j--) {
if (missingFind[listIndex].nestedStyles[i].parent.characters[j].contents.appliedCharacterStyle(myCStyle)) {
var myString = missingFind[listIndex].nestedStyles[i].parent.characters[j].contents;
if (typeof(myString) == "string"){
var myNewString = myString.toLowerCase();
missingFind[listIndex].nestedStyles[i].parent.characters[j].contents = myNewString;
}
}
}
}
app.findTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
app.changeTextPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
}
I then tried playing around with appliedNestedStyles, but can't seem to figure out how to retrieve the text that the nested style is applied to.
Could anyone help with this?
Thanks!
John

Unless I am wrong the appliedNestedStyle can be looked after in the F/C dialog by targeting the applied characterStyle:
GREP
Find : .+
Format : character style => myCharStyle
then
var found = doc.findGrep();
…

I actually took a different tack, and figured out something that works:
function lowerCaseNest(myPStyle, myCStyle){
for (var i = 0; i < app.activeDocument.stories.length; i++){
for (var j = 0; j < app.activeDocument.stories[i].paragraphs.length; j++){
var myP = app.activeDocument.stories[i].paragraphs[j];
if (myP.appliedParagraphStyle.name==myPStyle) {
for (k=0; k<myP.characters.length; k++) {
if(typeof(myP.characters[k].appliedNestedStyles[0]) != 'undefined'){
if(myP.characters[k].appliedNestedStyles[0].name == myCStyle) {
var myC = myP.characters[k].contents;
if (typeof(myC)=='string'){
var myNewString = myC.toLowerCase();
myP.characters[k].contents = myNewString;
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
Still would be interested in knowing if there's an easier way to handle this, as I'm afraid this may take longer to run on long documents, since it's dealing with every paragraph individually.

Adding more classes to a javascript function

I'm trying to make a function run several div's in a Q&A accordion, but I can't figure out the right syntax for it to happen. In line 6, the classname 'questionV1' does the job well, but I want the function to run classnames 'questionV2' and 'questionV3' as well. I have tried to add questionV2 + V3, in the same line like this (divs[no].classname=='questionV1, questionV2, questionV3') but it does not work. The javascript looks like this:
function initShowHideDivs()
{
var divs = document.getElementsByTagName('DIV');
var divCounter = 1;
for(var no=0;no<divs.length;no++){
if(divs[no].className=='questionV1'){
divs[no].onclick = showHideContent;
divs[no].id = 'dhtmlgoodies_q'+divCounter;
var answer = divs[no].nextSibling;
while(answer && answer.tagName!='DIV'){
answer = answer.nextSibling;
}
answer.id = 'dhtmlgoodies_a'+divCounter;
contentDiv = answer.getElementsByTagName('DIV')[0];
contentDiv.style.top = 0 - contentDiv.offsetHeight + 'px';
contentDiv.className='answer_content';
contentDiv.id = 'dhtmlgoodies_ac' + divCounter;
answer.style.display='none';
answer.style.height='1px';
divCounter++;
}
}
}
window.onload = initShowHideDivs;

Here are two solution for your problem. One with regex, the other with string comparison.
RegEx Solution:
for(var index in divs){
var div = divs[index];
if(/questionV[123]/.test(div.className)) {
// code here
}
}
String comparison:
for(var index in divs){
var div = divs[index];
if(div.className === 'questionV1'
|| div.className === 'questionV2'
|| div.className === 'questionV3') {
// code here
}
}
also a link to jsfiddle

Replace a space within a SPAN tag with a BR tag

I need to replace the space between the 2 words with a BR tag. I've tried quite a few things, this one I thought would work, but the original script only does it to the first item. :( I need it to replace it on all the menu items.
It's for menu text on a CMS, so I won't know what the text is going to be. All I know is that it will always be no more than 2 words.
I can use either JS or jQuery.
Demo here: JS Bin Link
HTML:
<span class="navtext">Lorem ipsum</span>
<br>
<span class="navtext">Lorem ipsum</span>
<br>
<span class="navtext">Lorem ipsum</span>
JavaScript:
// Doesnt work
// var span = document.getElementsByTagName(".navtext");
// Only works for the first one
var span = document.querySelector(".navtext");
// Doesnt work
// var span = document.querySelectorAll("navtext");
function space() {
var elem = document.createElement("br");
// elem.className = "space";
// elem.textContent = " ";
return elem;
}
function replace(elem) {
for(var i = 0; i < elem.childNodes.length; i++) {
var node = elem.childNodes[i];
if(node.nodeType === 1) {
replace(node);
} else {
var current = node;
var pos;
while(~(pos = current.nodeValue.indexOf(" "))) {
var next = current.splitText(pos + 1);
current.nodeValue = current.nodeValue.slice(0, -1);
current.parentNode.insertBefore(space(), next);
current = next;
i += 2;
}
}
}
}
replace(span);

I think, you dont want to use jQuery. Well, Here is quick solution:
var elms = document.querySelectorAll(".navtext");
for(var i=0; i<elms.length; i++){
elms[i].innerHTML = elms[i].innerHTML.replace(/\s/gi, "<br />");
}
Here is the jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/ashishanexpert/NrTtg/

using jQuery you can do this:
$("span.navtext").each(function(){
$(this).html($(this).text().replace(/ /g,"<br />"));
})

If you install jQuery you can make it all more simple. Follow the installation instructions and then the code you'll need is something like:
jQuery(function($) {
// for each navtext run the described function
$(".navtext").each(function() {
// "this" represents the navtext
// replace all " " with "<br/>" from this's html
var code = $(this).text();
code = code.replace(" ", "<br/>");
// update this's html with the replacement
$(this).html(code);
});
});

Someone on twitter provided me with a fix, which was exactly like what Ashish answered.
var spans = document.getElementsByTagName("span");
for(var i = 0; i < spans.length; i++) {
spans[i].innerHTML = spans[i].innerHTML.replace(' ', '<br>');
}
But that would quite work for me, but it did give me my answer! So thanks to Pete Williams
This is the code I went with:
var spans = document.querySelectorAll('.navtext');
for(var i = 0; i < spans.length; i++) {
spans[i].innerHTML = spans[i].innerHTML.replace(' ', '<br>');
}

Javascript. It is possible to add id on splitted word?? using word.split("")

var wtc = document.getElementById("sw").value;
var cw = wtc.split("").join(' ');
cw.toString();
var x=document.getElementById("demo");
x.innerHTML=cw;
I have this code. how can i add id to the splitted(am i right on my term??) word.. it is possible?
I want is to add id on each letter that is splited. I dont know the exact number of letter because it's depend on the user's inputted word.
for example. i have this word from split.
[W][O][R][M]
i want it to be something it this. or anything that have an id :)
<div id="DIVtext1">W</div>
<div id="DIVtext2">O</div>
<div id="DIVtext3">R</div>
<div id="DIVtext4">M</div>
Thanks!

do you mean something like:
var word = "WORM".split("");
var demoEle = document.getElementById("demo");
for(var w = 0, len = word.length; w < len; w++) {
var divEle = document.createElement("div");
divEle.id = "DIVtext"+(w+1);
divEle.onclick = (function(v) {
return function() { copyDiv( "DIVtext" + (v+1) ) };
})(w);
divEle.innerHTML = word[w];
demoEle.appendChild( divEle );
}
Demo: jsFiddle
Updated Demo:: jsFiddle Updated

You could use a loop (for(i=0;i<splittedArray;i++)) and jQuery to add div tags to the dom with the innerHtml being the word.
Basically, once you have it in your array you can put it wherever you want. I find that jQuery makes it easy; however, you could also do it through jscript alone.

This can be achieved pretty easily using jQuery.
var letters = $('#sw').val().split('');
$.each(letters, function(i, letter) {
$('<div />', {
id: 'DIVtext'+ i,
text: letter
}).appendTo('#demo');
});
JSFiddle
If jQuery isn't an option, here's what you can do with vanilla JS.
var letters = document.getElementById('sw').value.split(''),
demo = document.getElementById('demo');
for(var i = 0; i < letters.length; i++) {
var letter = document.createElement('div');
letter.innerHTML = letters[i];
letter.id = 'DIVtext'+ i;
demo.appendChild(letter);
}
JSFiddle

Long string pagination done right

I want to split a long text into smaller chunks, that will act as pages.
var longText = document.getElementById('content').innerHTML;
for (i=0; i<10; i++) {
var page = longText.substring(i*100,(i+1)*100);
document.write(page + "<br /><hr />");
}
See it here on jsfiddle.
This code splits the text, but in a stupid way, cutting also words in half.
It would be far better, for example, creating substrings ending at the last space in a certain number of characters (count 100 characters, then go back to the last space).
How would you achieve it?
Second shot
Third shot

I would use:
function paginate(longText, pageSize) {
var parts = longText.split(/[ \n\t]/g);
if (parts.length == 0)
return [];
var pages = [parts.unshift()];
for (var i = 0; i < parts.length; i += 1) {
var part = parts[i];
if (part.length + pages[pages.length - 1].length < pageSize) {
pages[pages.length - 1] += " " + part;
} else {
pages.push(part);
}
}
return parts;
}

For those looking for a working answer:
<div id="long-text">Lorem ipsum [...]</div>
<script>
var splitter = function(id) {
var longText = document.getElementById(id).innerHTML;
var pageLenght = 200;
var charsDone = 0;
var htmlBefore = "<p>";
var htmlAfter = "</p>";
while (charsDone <= longText.length && (pageLenght+charsDone)<longText.length) {
var pageBox = longText.substr(lastSpace,pageLenght);
var lastSpace = charsDone + pageBox.lastIndexOf(" ");
var page = longText.substring(charsDone,lastSpace);
document.write(htmlBefore + page + htmlAfter);
charsDone = lastSpace;
}
document.write(longText.substr(lastSpace,pageLenght));
}
splitter("#long-text");
You can easily use arrays instead of writing to document.
You will also want to set your html to your needs, do it in htmlBefore and htmlAfter.
See it in action here.