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AddElement

Adds an element to the current paragraph.

Syntax

expression.AddElement(oElement, nPos);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiParagraph class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
oElementRequiredParagraphContentThe document element which will be added at the current position. Returns false if the oElement type is not supported by a paragraph.
nPosOptionalnumberThe position where the current element will be added. If this value is not specified, then the element will be added at the end of the current paragraph.

Returns

boolean

Example

This example adds a run to the paragraph.

var oPresentation = Api.GetPresentation();
var oSlide = oPresentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
oSlide.RemoveAllObjects();
var oGs1 = Api.CreateGradientStop(Api.CreateRGBColor(255, 213, 191), 0);
var oGs2 = Api.CreateGradientStop(Api.CreateRGBColor(255, 111, 61), 100000);
var oFill = Api.CreateRadialGradientFill([oGs1, oGs2]);
var oStroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
var oShape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 300 * 36000, 130 * 36000, oFill, oStroke);
oShape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
var oDocContent = oShape.GetDocContent();
var oParagraph = oDocContent.GetElement(0);
var oRun = Api.CreateRun();
oRun.AddText("This is the text for a text run. Nothing special.");
oParagraph.AddElement(oRun);
oSlide.AddObject(oShape);