[JS/ID CC] finding properties of selection

Question

Hi,
I'm looking for the equivalent of the AS get properties of selection for Javascript.
A bit of background. I'm trying to learn JS and have no programming background except for Applescript which is not considered a "real" programing language. In AS, I found that I can often find how to adress a certain object in ID by creating that type of object and selecting it. Then user the following code to get some info on it.
Tell app "Adobe InDesign CC"
get properties of selection
end tell
it takes 2 second to right and I get a lot of info, particularly, the chain of parent-child, from the document, to the character or whatever I have selected. So I'm trying to learn the same way in JS but I can't figure out how to do this. Maybe this is not the way to go at all either, so I'd like to have a few pointers from people who made the switch from AS to JS.
TIA
Jeff

Answer 1

Jeff,
if you are asking for an equivalent to AppleScript’s »Event Protocol«, you should try the »JavaScript Console« (»Window › JavaScript Console« to turn it on or of). In your code you can send the properties to the console as follows:
$.writeln("char properties:\r"+app.selection[0].reflect.properties);  // alternatively: $.write(); which doesn’t add a "\r" to the end
$.writeln("char properties:\r"+app.selection[0].properties.toSource());  // this command shows the values to each property either
If you are looking for an equivalent to AppleScript’s Application’s »Library«, you should try Jongware’s object model or use the ESTK built in »Object Modell Viewer« (»Help › Object Model Viewer«).
Tobias