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GetRepliesCount

Returns a number of the comment replies.

Syntax​

expression.GetRepliesCount();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiComment class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

Number

Example​

Count the replies attached to a comment in a document.

// How do I find out how many replies a comment has in a document?

// Check the reply count before iterating over a comment thread to avoid out-of-range errors.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("This is just a sample text");
Api.AddComment(paragraph, "comment", "John Smith");
let comments = doc.GetAllComments();
comments[0].AddReply("reply1", "Mark Potato", "uid-2", 0);
let repliesCount = comments[0].GetRepliesCount();
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("Number of comment replies: " + repliesCount);
doc.Push(paragraph);