SetStartPos

Sets the start position of the current range.

Syntax

expression.SetStartPos(pos);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiTextRange class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
pos	Required	number		Start position.

Returns

boolean

Example

Move the start of a text range in a shape on a PDF page.

// The range keeps its end and starts covering a shorter fragment.

// Move the start of the range past the first 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();

const part = range.GetRange(0, 11);
part.SetStartPos(6);

const reportFill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(200, 230, 255));
const report = Api.CreateShape("rect", 200 * 36000, 40 * 36000, reportFill, stroke);
report.SetPosition(608400, 4000000);
page.AddObject(report);
report.GetContent().GetElement(0).AddText("SetStartPos: " + part.GetText());