AddText
Adds some text to the current paragraph.
Syntax
expression.AddText(text, widths);
expression - A variable that represents an ApiParagraph class.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| text | Required | string | number[] | The text that we want to insert into the current document element. It can be a string or an array of Unicode code points. | |
| widths | Optional | number[] | An array of character widths (in millimeters). It should be the same length as the array of code points passed in the "text" parameter. When the widths are specified, the characters are added preserving these exact widths. |
Returns
Example
Add text content to a paragraph in a PDF.
// How do I insert text into a paragraph in a PDF?
// Place text inside a paragraph in a PDF.
const doc = Api.GetDocument();
const page = doc.GetPage(0);
const gs1 = Api.CreateGradientStop(Api.RGB(255, 213, 191), 0);
const gs2 = Api.CreateGradientStop(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61), 100000);
const fill = Api.CreateRadialGradientFill([gs1, gs2]);
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 150 * 36000, 65 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
const docContent = shape.GetContent();
const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
paragraph.SetJc("left");
paragraph.AddText("This is a text inside the shape aligned left.");
paragraph.AddLineBreak();
paragraph.AddText("This is a text after the line break.");
page.AddObject(shape);