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SetPosY

Sets the y position of the drawing on the page.

Syntax

expression.SetPosY(posY);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiDrawing class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
posYRequiredEMUThe distance from the top side of the page to the upper side of the drawing measured in English measure units.

Returns

boolean

Example

How to change a Y position of a drawing.

// Get a shape object from a page and move by Y axis.

const doc = Api.GetDocument();
const page = doc.GetPage(0);

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(255, 111, 61));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 150 * 36000, 65 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosY(808400);

const docContent = shape.GetContent();
docContent.RemoveAllElements();
const paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.SetJc("left");
paragraph.AddText("This is an example of a paragraph inside a shape. Nothing special.");
docContent.Push(paragraph);
page.AddObject(shape);