GetCurrentWord

Returns the current word or a part of the current word at the cursor.

Syntax

expression.GetCurrentWord(part);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiPresentation class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
part	Required	undefined | "before" | "after"		The part of the word to return. If omitted, the whole word is returned.

Returns

string

Example

Read the word at the cursor, including the part before or after the cursor, in a presentation.

// How do I get the word the cursor is currently placed on in a presentation?

// Place the cursor inside a word of a shape and show the whole word and its parts in a second paragraph of the shape 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("rect", 300 * 36000, 130 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
slide.AddObject(shape);

shape.GetTextRange().SetText("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog");
shape.GetTextRange().MoveCursorToPos(18);

const word = presentation.GetCurrentWord();
const before = presentation.GetCurrentWord("before");
const after = presentation.GetCurrentWord("after");
const paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("Word: " + word + ", before the cursor: " + before + ", after the cursor: " + after);
shape.GetDocContent().Push(paragraph);