Working with selected objects

When an object is selected, either programmatically (for example, using the dom.selectAll() function) or by a user, you can return (get) or set the value of that object's properties using common notation that will work on various objects. In other words, you can write a command that will get or set the value of an object's properties whether the user selects a Text object, or an Image object, or any other recognized object. In Fireworks, a recognizable object is classified as one of the following element types:

• Hotspot
• SliceHotspot (basically, a slice)
• Path
• Group
• Instance
• Text
• RectanglePrimitive
• PathAttrs
• Image

To test whether a text block is selected, type the following code:

firstSelection = fw.selection[0];
if (firstSelection == "[object Text]"){
alert("I am a text block");
}

You can use the information in the following sections to return or set property values.

Note: The return value for a property may be null.

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