GetCurrentParagraph

Returns the current paragraph where the cursor is located.

Syntax

expression.GetCurrentParagraph();

expression - A variable that represents an ApiDocumentContent class.

Parameters

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns

ApiParagraph

Example

Access the current paragraph in a shape's text content in a presentation.

// How do I get the paragraph where the cursor is positioned in a shape in a presentation?

// Retrieve the active paragraph from a shape and append additional text to it.

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

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(200, 191, 231));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape('rect', Api.MillimetersToEmus(300), Api.MillimetersToEmus(130), fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(Api.MillimetersToEmus(20), Api.MillimetersToEmus(35));
const docContent = shape.GetContent();

const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText('First paragraph inside the shape.');

const newParagraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
newParagraph.AddText('Second paragraph inside the shape.');
docContent.Push(newParagraph);

const currentParagraph = docContent.GetCurrentParagraph();
if (currentParagraph) {
  currentParagraph.AddText(' (Current paragraph detected!)');
}
slide.AddObject(shape);