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SetItalic

Sets the italic property to the text character.

Inherited from ApiRichTextPr.SetItalic.

Syntax​

expression.SetItalic(isItalic);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiRichRun class.

Parameters​

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
isItalicRequiredbooleanSpecifies that the contents of the current run are displayed italicized.

Returns​

ApiRichTextPr

Example​

Make text slanted in a free text annotation in a PDF.

// How do I apply italic formatting to text in a PDF?

// Enable italics for 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.SetItalic(true);

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