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GetTextWithQuads

Gets all text content on the page with quads per line.

note

This functionality is available in paid ONLYOFFICE Docs editions.

Syntax​

expression.GetTextWithQuads();

expression - A variable that represents an ApiPage class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

TextWithQuads[]

Example​

Get text content and its coordinates from a page in a PDF.

// Useful for reading PDF page text together with its location.

// Extract page text lines with quadrilateral coordinates 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 textWithQuads = page.GetTextWithQuads();
textWithQuads.forEach(function(item) {
console.log(`Text: ${item.text}, quads: ${item.quads}`);
});