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Copy

Creates a paragraph copy. Ingnore comments, footnote references, complex fields.

Syntax​

expression.Copy();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiParagraph class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

ApiParagraph

Example​

Duplicate a paragraph and append it to a shape in a spreadsheet.

// How do I reuse an existing paragraph without rewriting it in a spreadsheet?

// Clone a formatted paragraph and attach the duplicate at the end of the shape content in a spreadsheet.

let worksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();
let fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61));
let stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
let shape = worksheet.AddShape("flowChartOnlineStorage", 120 * 36000, 70 * 36000, fill, stroke, 0, 2 * 36000, 0, 3 * 36000);
let content = shape.GetContent();
let paragraph = content.GetElement(0);
paragraph.SetJc("left");
paragraph.AddText("This is a text inside the shape aligned left.");
paragraph.AddLineBreak();
paragraph.AddText("This is a text after the line break.");
let paragraph2 = paragraph.Copy();
content.Push(paragraph2);