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GetAuthorName

Gets annotation author name.

Inherited from ApiBaseAnnotation.GetAuthorName.

Example​

Read the author of an annotation in a PDF.

// How can I find out who created an annotation in a PDF?

// Retrieve the name of the person who added an annotation in a PDF.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let squareAnnot = Api.CreateSquareAnnot([10, 10, 160, 32]);
let page = doc.GetPage(0);
page.AddObject(squareAnnot);
console.log(`Annotation author name is: ${squareAnnot.GetAuthorName()}`);