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SetDashPattern

Sets annotation dash pattern. 💡 The border style property must be set to "dashed".

Syntax

expression.SetDashPattern(pattern);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiBaseAnnotation class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
patternRequirednumber[]A dash array defining a pattern of dashes and gaps to be used in drawing a dashed border. For example, a value of [3, 2] specifies a border drawn with 3-point dashes alternating with 2-point gaps.

Returns

boolean

Example

This example creates a square annotation and sets dash pattern for border.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let squareAnnot = Api.CreateSquareAnnot([10, 10, 160, 32]);
let page = doc.GetPage(0);
page.AddObject(squareAnnot);
squareAnnot.SetBorderStyle("dashed");
squareAnnot.SetDashPattern([8, 4, 4, 4]);