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GetDefaultStyle

Returns the default style parameters for the specified document element.

Syntax

expression.GetDefaultStyle(sStyleType);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiDocument class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
sStyleTypeRequiredStyleTypeThe document element which we want to get the style for.

Returns

ApiStyle

Example

Retrieve and update the default style for a specific element type in a document.

// How do I look up the built-in style applied to paragraphs by default in a document?

// Override paragraph spacing and alignment at the default style level so every matching element is affected in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
let paraPr = doc.GetDefaultParaPr();
paraPr.SetSpacingLine(276, "auto");
paraPr.SetSpacingAfter(200);
let normalStyle = doc.GetDefaultStyle("paragraph");
paraPr = normalStyle.GetParaPr();
paraPr.SetSpacingLine(240, "auto");
paraPr.SetJc("both");
paragraph.AddText("This is just a text.");