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SetColor

Sets the text color of the current range.

Syntax​

expression.SetColor(color);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiTextRange class.

Parameters​

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
colorRequiredApiColor | nullPass null to remove the text color.

Returns​

ApiTextRange

Example​

Colour the text of a range in a shape on a PDF page.

// The colour is passed as an ApiColor object and applies to the covered fragment only.

// Paint the first word red.

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(0, 5).SetColor(Api.RGB(255, 0, 0));