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GetContents

Gets annotation contents.

Syntax​

expression.GetContents();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiBaseAnnotation class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

string

Example​

Create a square annotation and get its contents in a PDF document.

// How to get the contents for an annotation in a PDF document?

// Get the contents and display the result in a PDF document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let squareAnnot = Api.CreateSquareAnnot([10, 10, 160, 32]);
squareAnnot.SetContents("Annot contents");
let page = doc.GetPage(0);
page.AddObject(squareAnnot);
console.log(`Annotation contents is: ${squareAnnot.GetContents()}`);