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SetHighlight

Specifies a highlighting color which is applied as a background to the contents of the current Range.

Syntax​

expression.SetHighlight(colorName);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiTextRange class.

Parameters​

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
colorNameRequiredhighlightColorNo description provided.

Returns​

ApiTextRange | null

Example​

Highlight the text of a range with a named colour in a shape on a worksheet.

// The highlight applies to the covered fragment only.

// Highlight the first word in yellow.

let worksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet();
let fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61));
let stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
let shape = worksheet.AddShape("rect", 200 * 36000, 80 * 36000, fill, stroke, 3, 0, 1, 0);

let docContent = shape.GetContent();
let paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("Hello World");

let range = shape.GetTextRange();

range.GetRange(0, 5).SetHighlight("yellow");