Select
Selects the current graphic object.
Inherited from ApiDrawing.Select.
Syntax
expression.Select(isReplace);
expression - A variable that represents an ApiSmartArt class.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| isReplace | Optional | boolean | false | Specifies whether the selection should replace the current selection (true) or be added to it (false). |
Returns
boolean
Example
Select one or more drawing objects on a page in a PDF form.
// Combine replace mode and additive mode to control which shapes stay selected.
// Create three shapes, replace the selection with each of the first two, then add the third to it.
const doc = Api.GetDocument();
const page = doc.GetPage(0);
const fill1 = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61));
const stroke1 = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const drawing1 = Api.CreateShape("rect", 60 * 36000, 35 * 36000, fill1, stroke1);
page.AddObject(drawing1);
drawing1.SetPosition(0, 0);
const fill2 = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(51, 133, 255));
const stroke2 = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const drawing2 = Api.CreateShape("rect", 60 * 36000, 35 * 36000, fill2, stroke2);
page.AddObject(drawing2);
drawing2.SetPosition(70 * 36000, 0);
const fill3 = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(61, 255, 111));
const stroke3 = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const drawing3 = Api.CreateShape("rect", 60 * 36000, 35 * 36000, fill3, stroke3);
page.AddObject(drawing3);
drawing3.SetPosition(140 * 36000, 0);
drawing1.Select(true);
drawing2.Select(true);
drawing3.Select();