[JS CS2] Drop Shadow

How can I find out if an object on my page has a drop shadow or not via a script?
Regards
Norbert

A quick search in the help reveals this:
b Class: DropShadowSetting
Drop shadow settings.
Element of ContentTransparencySetting.dropShadowSettings
FillTransparencySetting.dropShadowSettings
StrokeTransparencySetting.dropShadowSettings
TransparencySetting.dropShadowSettings
(a bit unexpected, but there you go.)
FillTransparencySetting appears to be "Transparency settings for the fill applied to the parent object.", as a property of regular objects (Button, EPS, GraphicLine, Image, Rectangle, TextFrame etc.), although to be sure you should check StrokeTransparencySetting as well.

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