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Select

Selects the text range in the editor.

Syntax​

expression.Select();

expression - A variable that represents an ApiTextRange class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

boolean

Example​

Select the text covered by a range in a shape on a PDF page.

// The selection is made in the editor, as if the user had made it.

// Select the second word.

const doc = Api.GetDocument();
const page = doc.GetPage(0);

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("rect", 200 * 36000, 80 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
page.AddObject(shape);

const docContent = shape.GetContent();
const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("Hello World");

const range = shape.GetTextRange();

range.GetRange(6, 11).Select();