SetText
Replaces all content of the current document content object with the specified text, preserving the formatting of the first paragraph.
Syntax
expression.SetText(text);
expression - A variable that represents a ApiDocumentContent class.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| text | Required | string | The text to set. |
Returns
Example
Replace the text of a shape's content in a PDF.
// How do I overwrite all the text inside a shape's document content in a PDF?
// Clear existing text and write a new sentence into a shape's content area in a PDF.
const doc = Api.GetDocument();
const page = doc.GetPage(0);
const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.HexColor('#E8D5B7'));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape('roundRect', Api.MillimetersToEmus(300), Api.MillimetersToEmus(130), fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(Api.MillimetersToEmus(20), Api.MillimetersToEmus(35));
const docContent = shape.GetContent();
docContent.GetElement(0).AddText('Original shape content text.');
docContent.SetText('Updated shape content text.');
const infoParagraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
infoParagraph.AddText('Text from document content: ' + docContent.GetText());
docContent.Push(infoParagraph);
page.AddObject(shape);