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GetElement

Returns an element by its position in the document.

Syntax

expression.GetElement(nPos);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiDocumentContent class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
nPosRequirednumberThe element position that will be taken from the document.

Returns

DocumentElement

Example

This example shows how to get an element by its position in the document content.

// How to get an element of the document content knowing its index position.

// Get a document element then change its position and content.

let worksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();
let fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(255, 111, 61));
let stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
let shape = worksheet.AddShape("flowChartOnlineStorage", 200 * 36000, 60 * 36000, fill, stroke, 0, 2 * 36000, 0, 3 * 36000);
let content = shape.GetContent();
let paragraph = content.GetElement(0);
let paraPr = paragraph.GetParaPr();
paraPr.SetJc("center");
paragraph.AddText("This is a paragraph with the text in it aligned by the center. ");
paragraph.AddText("The justification is specified in the paragraph style. ");
paragraph.AddText("These sentences are used to add lines for demonstrative purposes. ");
paragraph.AddText("These sentences are used to add lines for demonstrative purposes.");