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SetReadingOrder

Specifies the reading order for the current paragraph. Possible values are: -null - use the standart direction parameter; -"ltr" - left-to-right text direction; -"rtl" - right-to-left text direction.

Syntax

expression.SetReadingOrder(readingOrder);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiRichParagraph class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
readingOrderOptionalReadingOrderThe reading order.

Returns

ApiRichParagraph

Example

This example sets rtl to rich paragraph.

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 = richContent.GetElement(0);
let run = para.GetElement(0);
run.AddText("Some paragraph text");
para.SetReadingOrder("rtl");

console.log("We sets rtl to rich paragraph");