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GetClassType

Returns a type of the ApiParagraph class.

Syntax​

expression.GetClassType();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiParagraph class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

"paragraph"

Example​

Retrieve the class type of a paragraph in a PDF document.

// How to identify the class type of a paragraph in a PDF document?

// Obtain the class type identifier of a paragraph object in a PDF document.

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);
const classType = paragraph.GetClassType();
paragraph.AddText("Class Type = " + classType);
page.AddObject(shape);