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Description
Applies a CSS-based layout to the document. The document body must be empty, and the document must be a page
where you can apply a layout. That is:
• A page that is HTML based, such as HTML, XHTML, ColdFusion, PHP, and so on, (but not CSS, XML, JavaScript,
and so on).
• A page that is not a frameset or a template instance (although a template itself is fine).
Arguments
,
layout-index CSS, cssFileName, preventOverwrite
•
is an integer, zero-based index that specifies the layout to use. This is an index to the list of layouts,
layout-index
which is used to return the
• specifies where to put the CSS layout. Possible values are:
CSS
• "
" - embed the CSS in the document head.
embed
• " " - link to
link cssFileName
• "
" - write CSS in
create_and_link
• "
"- import
import cssFileName
• "
create_and_import
•
cssFileName is the
• is a Boolean value, where:
preventOverwrite
: when creating a new css file, fail if the file already exists
true
: overwrite the file if it already exists
false
Returns
A Boolean value where:
: layout is successfully applied
true
: layout is not successfully applied
false
Example
dw.getLayoutNames();
var theDOM = dw.getDocumentDOM();
alert (theDOM.canApplyLayout());
if (theDOM.canApplyLayout())
theDOM.applyLayout(1, "embed");
else
alert("can't apply layout to this doc");
dom.canApplyLayout()
Availability
Dreamweaver CS3.
Description
Checks whether a CSS-based layout can be applied to the document. It checks that the document body is empty, and
that it is a page where you can apply a layout. That is:
and
layoutNames layoutDescriptions
.
cssFileName
.
" - write CSS in
cssFileName
name of the CSS file to link or import and create, if appropriate.
in the corresponding functions.
and link to that.
and import.
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