SetText

Replaces all content of the current document content object with the specified text, preserving the formatting of the first paragraph.

Syntax

expression.SetText(text);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiDocumentContent class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
text	Required	string		The text to set.

Returns

ApiRun

Example

Replace the text of a shape's content in a spreadsheet.

// How do I overwrite all the text inside a shape's content in a spreadsheet?

// Clear existing text and write a single sentence into a shape's document content in a spreadsheet.

const worksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();
const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(89, 130, 190));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = worksheet.AddShape(
	'roundRect',
	Api.MillimetersToEmus(70), Api.MillimetersToEmus(25),
	fill, stroke,
	0, 0, 2, 0
);

const content = shape.GetContent();
content.GetElement(0).AddText("Original text in the shape.");
content.SetText("Updated text in the shape.");
worksheet.GetRange("A1").SetValue("Shape text: " + content.GetText());