GetText

Returns the inner text of the current document content object.

Syntax

expression.GetText(options);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiRichContent class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
options	Optional	object		Options for formatting the returned text.
options.ParaSeparator	Optional	string	'\r\n'	Defines how the paragraph separator will be specified in the resulting string. Any symbol can be used. The default separator is "\r\n".
options.TabSymbol	Optional	string	'\t'	Defines how the tab will be specified in the resulting string. Any symbol can be used. The default symbol is "\t".
options.NewLineSeparator	Optional	string	'\r'	Defines how the line separator will be specified in the resulting string. Any symbol can be used. The default separator is "\r".

Returns

string

Example

Extract text from rich content in a PDF.

// How can I access text stored in rich content in a PDF?

// Retrieve and display text from annotated content in a PDF.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let freeTextAnnot = Api.CreateFreeTextAnnot([160, 50, 360, 135]);
let page = doc.GetPage(0);
page.AddObject(freeTextAnnot);
freeTextAnnot.SetIntent("freeTextCallout");
freeTextAnnot.SetCallout([{x: 161, y: 51}, {x: 249, y: 125}, {x: 261, y: 125}]);
freeTextAnnot.SetRectDiff([100, 64, 0.5, 0.5]);

let richContent = freeTextAnnot.GetContent();
let para = Api.CreateRichParagraph();
para.AddText("Example text");
richContent.Push(para);

console.log(`Rich content contains "${richContent.GetText()}" text`);