Determine page item type from xmlelement

i have page item (text frame or text on path) has been tagged (say tag named pp).

i need determine if text frame or text path using xmlelement.

can guide how this?

 

i tried following:

var items = doc.xmlelements[0].evaluatexpathexpression("//pp");

var story = items[0].parent.parentstory;

story.pageitems.item(0).allpageitems.item(0).constuctor.name // should textframe or textpath

 

but not succed.

 

kindly help!

try:

 

var items = doc.xmlelements[0].evaluatexpathexpression("//pp"); $.writeln(items[0].xmlcontent.textcontainers[0].constructor.name); 

 

jeff

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