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AddText

Appends the specified text to the end of the document content.

Syntax

expression.AddText(text);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiDocumentContent class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
textRequiredstringThe text to add.

Returns

ApiRun

Example

Append text to the end of a shape's content in a presentation.

// How do I add text to the last paragraph of a shape's document content in a presentation?

// Add a sentence to a shape without replacing its existing text in a presentation.

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

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.HexColor('#E8D5B7'));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape('roundRect', Api.MillimetersToEmus(300), Api.MillimetersToEmus(130), fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(Api.MillimetersToEmus(20), Api.MillimetersToEmus(35));
const docContent = shape.GetContent();
docContent.GetElement(0).AddText('First sentence.');
docContent.AddText(' Appended sentence.');
const infoParagraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
infoParagraph.AddText('Text from document content: ' + docContent.GetText());
docContent.Push(infoParagraph);
slide.AddObject(shape);