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GetWidth

Returns the width of the current drawing.

Inherited from ApiDrawing.GetWidth.

Example​

Get the width of a shape in a presentation.

// How do I find the size of an object from left to right in a presentation?

// Read and display a shape's width in a presentation.

const presentation = Api.GetPresentation();
const slide = presentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
slide.RemoveAllObjects();

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 300 * 36000, 130 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);

const width = shape.GetWidth();
const docContent = shape.GetDocContent();
const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("Drawing width: " + width);
slide.AddObject(shape);