SetPosition

Sets the position of the drawing on the page.

Syntax

expression.SetPosition(posX, posY);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiDrawing class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
posX	Required	EMU		The distance from the left side of the page to the left side of the drawing measured in English measure units.
posY	Required	EMU		The distance from the top side of the page to the upper side of the drawing measured in English measure units.

Returns

boolean

Example

Move a shape to a different location in a PDF.

// How do I reposition an object on the page in a PDF?

// Place a shape at new coordinates in a PDF.

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.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
shape.SetSize(150 * 36000, 65 * 36000);

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);