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AddElement

Adds a paragraph or a table or a blockLvl content control using its position in the document content.

Syntax

expression.AddElement(nPos, oElement);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiDocumentContent class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
nPosRequirednumberThe position where the current element will be added.
oElementRequiredDocumentElementThe document element which will be added at the current position.

Returns

boolean

Example

This example adds a paragraph to presentation.

// How to create an element, add it to a shape and insert the shape to the slide.

// Create a shape, insert a paragraph to it and then add the shape to the slide.

const presentation = Api.GetPresentation();
const slide = presentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
slide.RemoveAllObjects();

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(255, 111, 61));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 300 * 36000, 130 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);

const docContent = shape.GetDocContent();
docContent.RemoveAllElements();
const paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("We removed all elements from the shape and added a new paragraph inside it.");
docContent.AddElement(paragraph);
docContent.Push(paragraph);
slide.AddObject(shape);