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GetSelectionQuads

Gets page selection quads

Syntax​

expression.GetSelectionQuads();

expression - A variable that represents an ApiPage class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

Quad[]

Example​

Obtain the exact boundaries of selected text on a page in a PDF.

// Useful for finding the coordinates of highlighted text in a PDF.

// Fetch the selection areas to mark them with visual highlights in a PDF.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
doc.AddPage(0);
let page = doc.GetPage(0);
let fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(50, 150, 250));
let stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
let shape = Api.CreateShape("rect", 150 * 36000, 80 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(10 * 12700, 10 * 12700);
let paragraph = shape.GetContent().GetElement(0);
paragraph.SetJc("left");
paragraph.AddText("Lorem selected text");
page.AddObject(shape);

let results = page.Search({text: "Lorem selected text", matchCase: true, wholeWords: false});
let textQuads = results[0];
let firstQuad = textQuads[0];
let lastQuad = textQuads[textQuads.length - 1];
page.SetSelection({start: {x: firstQuad[0], y: firstQuad[1]}, end: {x: lastQuad[2], y: lastQuad[3]}});
let quads = page.GetSelectionQuads();
if (quads.length > 0) {
	let annot = Api.CreateHighlightAnnot(quads);
	page.AddObject(annot);
}
console.log('We highlight the selected text on the page');