GetLayoutByType

Returns the layout corresponding to the specified layout type of the slide master.

Syntax

expression.GetLayoutByType(sType);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiMaster class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
sType	Required	LayoutType		The layout type.

Returns

ApiLayout | null

Example

This example returns the layout by its type from the slide master.

• Code
• Result

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

const master = presentation.GetMaster(0);
const layout = master.GetLayoutByType('title');

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(216, 228, 188));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape('rect', Api.MillimetersToEmus(300), Api.MillimetersToEmus(130), fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(Api.MillimetersToEmus(20), Api.MillimetersToEmus(35));

const docContent = shape.GetContent();
const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
if (layout) {
  paragraph.AddText('Layout found: ' + layout.GetClassType());
} else {
  paragraph.AddText('Layout not found.');
}
slide.AddObject(shape);