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Adobe Illustrator CS Scripting Guide
Table 5.54 GroupItem — Methods (Continued)
Method
Rotate(
Angle As Double,
[changePositions As Boolean],
[changeFillPatterns As Boolean],
[changeFillGradients As Boolean],
[changeStrokePattern As Boolean],
[rotateAbout As AiTransformation])
Transform(
transformationMatrix As Matrix
[,changePositions As Boolean
[,changeFillPatterns As Boolean]
[changeFillGradients As Boolean],
[changeStrokePattern As Boolean],
[changeLineWidths As Double],
transformAbout As
AiTransformation])
Translate(
[deltaX As Double],
[deltaY As Double],
[transformObjects As Boolean],
[transformFillPatterns As Boolean],
[transformFillGradients As Boolean],
[transformStrokePatterns As Boolean])
ZOrder(zOrderCmd As AiZOrderMethod)
Notes
Group items can contain all of the same PageItems that a layer can contain, including other
nested groups.
Paths contained within a group or compound path in a document will be returned as individual
paths when a script asks for the paths contained in the document. However, paths contained in
a group or compound path will not be returned when a script asks for the paths in a layer which
contains the group or compound path.
Example 28.1
It is easy to modify all of the objects contained in a group. This example demonstrates how to
simplify your operations on multiple objects by creating a group to contain them.
Returns What it does
Nothing Rotates the art object relative to the
current rotation. The object is rotated
counter-clockwise if the Angle value is
positive, clockwise if the value is
negative.
Nothing Transforms the art object by applying a
transformation matrix
Nothing Repositions the art object relative to
the current position, where deltaX is
the horizontal offset and deltaY is the
vertical offset
Nothing Arranges the art object's position in the
stacking order of the group or layer
(Parent) of this object
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