/*
    This script creates a 2 dimensional array to create a matrix
    you can access object by the number of the column or the row
    
     
            X----0----1----2----3----4----5----6----7
            *--------------------------------------->
    C       Y    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
            |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    O       |    1    1    1    1    1    1    1    1
            |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    O       |    2    2    2    2    2    2    2    2
            |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    R       |    3    3    3    3    3    3    3    3
            |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    D       |    4    4    4    4    4    4    4    4
            |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    I       |    5    5    5    5    5    5    5    5
            |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    N       |    6    6    6    6    6    6    6    6
            |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    A       |    7    7    7    7    7    7    7    7
            |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    T       |    8    8    8    8    8    8    8    8
            |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    E       |    9    9    9    9    9    9    9    9
            |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
    S       V    10   10   10    10  10   10   10   10
    
    So you can access the object in the upper left corner
    via:
    matrix[ 0][ 0] // upper left
    matrix[ 7][10] // is the lower right corner
    
    */

var ph = 100; // page height for better handling
var pw = 300; // page width for better handling

var doc = app.documents.add({
	/*Creae a doc with some settings*/
	facingPages: false,

	documentPreferences: {
		pageHeight: ph,
		pageWidth: pw,
	},
});

var page = doc.pages[0]; // get the first page

var diam = 10; // the diameter of the the ovals

var matrix = new Array(); // his will hold all arrays this is X columns

/*
    Now make a loop in a loop and create some circles
    it calcs the position of the ovals and creates the 2 dim Array
    */
for (var x1 = 0; x1 < pw; x1 = x1 + diam) {
	rows = new Array();
	/*
    
        we need a counter to create the matrix like this rows[count] = oval;
        if we would use rows.push(oval) we would not need this counter
        */
	var count = 0;
	for (var y1 = 0; y1 < ph; y1 = y1 + diam) {
		var y2 = y1 + diam; // now we have the y1 coord we need to create y2
		var x2 = x1 + diam; // now we have the x1 coord we need to create x2

		// create a oval
		var oval = page.ovals.add({
			geometricBounds: [y1, x1, y2, x2],
			strokeWeight: 0,
			fillColor: doc.swatches[3] /* This is black on creation */,
		});
		// now add the oval to the row
		rows[count] = oval;
		count++; // increase count
	}

	matrix.push(rows); // and add another row to the matrix
}

var X = 3; // this is how we now can select the objects
var Y = 5; // this is how we now can select the objects
alert(
	"HI there I am the object of the type: " +
		matrix[X][Y].constructor.name +
		"\n" +
		"at matrix coordinate:" +
		" X: " +
		X +
		"|| Y: " +
		Y,
); // set some properties

matrix[X][Y].strokeWeight = 25;
matrix[X][Y].strokeColor = doc.swatches[2];
matrix[X][Y].bringToFront();