ToJSON
Converts the ApiLayout object into the JSON object.
Syntax
expression.ToJSON(bWriteMaster, bWriteTableStyles);
expression - A variable that represents a ApiLayout class.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bWriteMaster | Optional | boolean | false | Specifies if the slide master will be written to the JSON object or not. |
| bWriteTableStyles | Optional | boolean | false | Specifies whether to write used table styles to the JSON object (true) or not (false). |
Returns
JSON
Example
This example converts the ApiLayout object into the JSON object.
- Code
- Result
// How to convert a layout object to a JSON object.
// Get a slide layout object from a slide and convert to JSON.
const presentation = Api.GetPresentation();
const slide = presentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
slide.RemoveAllObjects();
const master = presentation.GetMaster(0);
const layout = master.GetLayout(0);
const json = layout.ToJSON(true, false);
const layoutFromJSON = Api.FromJSON(json);
master.AddLayout(0, layoutFromJSON);
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);
shape.SetSize(300 * 36000, 130 * 36000);
const classType = layoutFromJSON.GetClassType();
const docContent = shape.GetDocContent();
const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("Class type = " + classType);
layoutFromJSON.AddObject(shape);
slide.ApplyLayout(layoutFromJSON);