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SetBold

Sets the bold property to the text character.

Inherited from ApiRichTextPr.SetBold.

Syntax​

expression.SetBold(isBold);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiRichRun class.

Parameters​

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
isBoldRequiredbooleanSpecifies that the contents of the run are displayed bold.

Returns​

ApiRichTextPr

Example​

Make text bold in a PDF.

// How do I add bold formatting to text in a PDF?

// Apply bold styling to formatted text 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 = richContent.GetElement(0);
let run = para.GetElement(0);
run.AddText("Some example text");

let textPr = run.GetTextPr();
textPr.SetBold(true);

console.log(`We set bold to ${textPr.GetBold()} for rich text properties`);