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Class: FreeTextAnnotation

Core.Annotations. FreeTextAnnotation

new FreeTextAnnotation( [intent] [, initializer])

Represents a free text annotation.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
intent string <optional>
 The intended usage type of this freetext annotation. Could either be freetext or callout.
initializer object <optional>
 A map of values to auto-initialize certain properties of the annotation. You can only initialize properties defined on the annotation under the Members section (unless specified otherwise).
Properties:
Name Type Description
EXPORT_CALCULATED_FONT_SIZE boolean Whether to export calculated font size for auto-sized fonts. Default: true
Intent object An enumeration of possible intents for FreeText Annotations
Properties
Name Type Description
FreeText string Should treat as regular freetext
FreeTextCallout string Should treat as callout

Extends

Classes

RichTextEditor

Members

<static> AutoSizeTypes

An enum with possible auto-size types.
Properties:
Name Type Description
NONE string Freetext stays at fixed size
AUTO string Autosize to content
FIXED_WIDTH string Width cannot be changed
FIXED_HEIGHT string Height cannot be changed

<static> Intent

An enum with possible freetext intents.
Properties:
Name Type Description
FreeText string Treat as regular freetext
FreeTextCallout string Treat as callout

Author

The author of the annotation.
Type:
  • string
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autoSizeProperties

Object that contains all the flags to customize the auto-sizing behavior
Type:
  • object
Properties:
Name Type Description
shrinkWidth boolean Whether to shrink the width of the annotation if the size of its contents are smaller in width than the annotation
shrinkHeight boolean Whether to shrink the height of the annotation if the size of its contents are smaller in height than the annotation
expandWidth boolean Whether to expand the width of the annotation if the size of the contents are larger in width than the annotation
expandHeight boolean Whether to expand the height of the annotation if the size of the contents are larger in height than the annotation

Color

Gets or sets the annotation's stroke color.
Type:
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DateCreated

Gets or sets the date the annotation was created.
Type:
  • Date
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DateModified

Gets or sets the date that the annotation was last modified.
Type:
  • Date
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elementName

Gets or sets the name of the annotation element in XFDF.

This property cannot be initialized through the initializer.

Type:
  • string
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FillColor

Gets or sets the color of the annotation's interior.
Type:
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Font

The font to use for the annotation's text.
Type:
  • string

FontSize

The font size to use for the annotation's text, specified like a CSS font size.
Type:
  • string

Height

Gets or sets the height of the annotation.
Type:
  • number
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Hidden

Gets or sets whether the annotation is hidden.
Type:
  • boolean
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Id

A unique identifier for the annotation. Corresponds to the name attribute in XFDF.
Type:
  • string
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InReplyTo

The Id of the annotation that this annotation is replying to or the parent annotation it is grouped with.
Type:
  • string
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Invisible

Gets or sets whether the annotation is invisible, only if it is an unknown annotation type. Generally for hiding annotations you should use "Hidden".
Type:
  • boolean
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IsAdded

Gets or sets whether the annotation has been added since the last time the AnnotCommand was retrieved.
Type:
  • boolean
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IsClickableOutsideRect

Gets or sets whether any parts of the annotation drawn outside of the rect are clickable.
Type:
  • boolean
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IsDeleted

Gets or sets whether the annotation has been deleted since the last time the AnnotCommand was retrieved.
Type:
  • boolean
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IsHoverable

Gets or sets whether the annotation is hoverable or not. If it is hoverable then the IsHovering property will be true on the annotation when it is currently being hovered.
Type:
  • boolean
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IsModified

Gets or sets whether the annotation has been modified since the last time the AnnotCommand was retrieved.
Type:
  • boolean
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Listable

Gets or sets whether the annotation should be listed in annotation lists. If set to false the annotation also will not be selectable.
Type:
  • boolean
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Locked

Gets or sets whether the annotation is locked or not. If it's locked it can't be edited or deleted, but the note can be edited.
Type:
  • boolean
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LockedContents

Gets or sets whether the annotation contents are locked or not. If the contents are locked then note can't be edited but the annotation can be edited or deleted.
Type:
  • boolean
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MaintainAspectRatio

Gets or sets if the annotation maintains aspect ratio when being resized.
Type:
  • boolean
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NoDelete

Gets or sets if this annotation can be deleted.
Type:
  • boolean
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NoMove

Gets or sets whether or not the annotation can be moved.
Type:
  • boolean
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NoResize

Gets or sets if this annotation can be resized by the user.
Type:
  • boolean
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NoRotate

Gets or sets if this annotation rotates with the page.
Type:
  • boolean
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NoView

Gets or sets whether the annotation is visible on the screen. Differs from Hidden in that it can still be printed if the print flag is set.
Type:
  • boolean
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NoZoom

Gets or sets if this annotation scales with the page.
Type:
  • boolean
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Opacity

Gets or sets the opacity of the annotation.
Type:
  • number
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PageNumber

Gets or sets the page number of a document that the annotation appears on.
Type:
  • number
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Printable

Gets or sets whether the annotation should be displayed when printing the page.
Type:
  • boolean
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ReadOnly

Gets or sets whether the annotation is readonly or not. If it's readonly it can't be edited or deleted.
Type:
  • boolean
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ReplyType

The type of reply.
Type:
  • string
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Rotation

Gets or sets the annotation's clockwise rotation in degrees. Valid values are 0, 90, 180 and 270. Only applies to Stamp, FreeText and Caret annotations.
Type:
  • number
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RotationControlEnabled

Enables or disables the annotation's rotation control.
Type:
  • boolean
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selectionModel

Gets or sets a selection model constructor for how an annotation gets selected.
Type:
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StrokeColor

Gets or sets the color of the annotation's stroke.
Type:
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StrokeThickness

Gets or sets the width of the annotation's stroke outline.
Type:
  • number
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Subject

Represents the subject of the annotation. Default is the annotation's type.
Type:
  • string
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TextAlign

The horizontal alignment of the annotation's text (left, right, center)
Type:
  • string

TextColor

The color of the text in the annotation.
Type:

TextVerticalAlign

The vertical alignment of the annotation's text (top, bottom, center) default: top
Type:
  • string

ToggleNoView

Gets or sets whether the ToggleNoView flag is set on the annotation.
Type:
  • boolean
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ToolName

The name of the tool that is used to create this annotation.
Type:
  • string
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ViewState

Gets or sets the viewer state (zoom, rotation, etc) that is associated with the annotation. This state can then be restored in the viewer at a later time.
Type:
  • string
Inherited From:

Width

Gets or sets the width of the annotation.
Type:
  • number
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X

Gets or sets the annotation's x-axis position.
Type:
  • number
Inherited From:

Y

Gets or sets the annotation's y-axis position.
Type:
  • number
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Methods

addCustomAppearance(doc [, options])

Adds a custom appearance to the annotation so that the annotation appears like the specified PDF page or object in the PDF page. This appearance will be used instead of the default WebViewer drawing of the annotation.
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
doc Core.Document the PDF document object.
options object <optional>
 An object that can contain the following optional parameters.
Properties
Name Type Argument Default Description
pageNumber string <optional>
 1 Page number of source document to use for custom appearance.
objnum string <optional>
 The object number from the appearance document.
gennum string <optional>
 The generation number from the appearance document.
transparentBackground string <optional>
 Transparent background, default is true.
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addPathPoint(x, y)

Adds a point to the path
Parameters:
Name Type Description
x number The x coordinate of the point
y number The y coordinate of the point
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adjustRect()

Recalculate the width and height of the annotation
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deleteCustomData(key)

Deletes custom data associated with the given key.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
key string The key for which to delete the associated data.
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deserialize(element, pageMatrix)

Deserializes the xml element into the annotation
Parameters:
Name Type Description
element Element an xml element representing the annotation
pageMatrix object the page matrix used to convert PDF coordinates to XOD coordinates.
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disableEnterKeypress()

Disables the Enter key for the instance of RichTextEditor

disableRotationControl()

Disables the rotation control for the annotation
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draw(ctx, pageMatrix)

Draws the annotation on the provide canvas context, relative to the page. The point (0,0) coresponds to the top left corner of the page.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
ctx CanvasRenderingContext2D The canvas context prepared to be drawn on.
pageMatrix object The page matrix for the page that the annotation is on. You can get this object by calling getPageMatrix on the document object.
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enableEnterKeypress()

Enables the Enter key for the instance of RichTextEditor

enableRotationControl()

Enables the rotation control for the annotation
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fitText(pageInfo, pageMatrix, pageRotation)

Resize the annotation's text box to fit its contents
Parameters:
Name Type Description
pageInfo Core.Document.PageInfo An object representing the page info. Contains the properties "width" and "height".
pageMatrix object The transformation matrix for the page that the annotation is on.
pageRotation number The internal degrees of rotation of the current page.
Example
const freetextAnnot = annotManager.getAnnotationsList()[0];
const doc = docViewer.getDocument();
const pageNumber = 1;
const pageInfo = doc.getPageInfo(pageNumber);
const pageMatrix = doc.getPageMatrix(pageNumber);
const pageRotation = doc.getPageRotation(pageNumber);
freetextAnnot.fitText(pageInfo, pageMatrix, pageRotation);
annotManager.drawAnnotationsFromList([freetextAnnot]);

getAssociatedNumber()

Gets the number associated with this annotation, if any.
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See:
Returns:
The number associated with this annotation. If no number is associated then undefined is returned.
Type
number | undefined

getAttachments()

Gets the attachments of the annotation.
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Returns:
Type
Array.<Core.Annotations.Annotation.AnnotationAttachment>

getAutoSizeType()

Gets the auto-sizing method if any.
Returns:
The type of autosizing method
Type
string

getContentEditAnnotationId()

Returns the Content Annotation Id associated with a FreeText annotation that is used for inline editing, if there is one.
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Returns:
Type
string

getContentEditingFormat()

Returns the content editing format for the content editing placeholder. These are used to determine properties for inline editing styles.
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Returns:
The content editing format
Type
Core.Annotations.Annotation.ContentEditingFormat

getContentEditType()

Returns the content edit type, if there is one. Only applicable to content edit placeholder annotations.
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Returns:
Type
string

getContents()

Gets the text content for the annotation. Contents may be displayed in an annotation's popup or directly on the page (in the case of FreeTextAnnotation).
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Returns:
the text content for the annotation.
Type
string

getContentStyleProperties()

Returns the content style properties for the content editing placeholder
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Returns:
The content style properties
Type
Core.Annotations.Annotation.ContentStyleProperties

getCustomData(key)

Returns custom data associated with the given key.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
key string The key for which to retrieve the associated data.
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Returns:
value The custom data. If no data is available an empty string is returned.
Type
string

getDateFormat()

Gets the date format of the FreeText (if any)
Returns:
Returns Date format
Type
string

getEditor()

Returns:
Returns the rich text editor instance associated with the annotation
Type
Core.Annotations.FreeTextAnnotation.RichTextEditor

getFormFieldPlaceHolderType()

Returns what type of form field place holder it is, if it is a form field place holder
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Returns:
Form field place holder type as described by the Form Field Annotations enum
Type
string

getGroupedChildren()

Gets the list of group children to this annotation.
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Returns:
The list of group children
Type
Array.<Core.Annotations.Annotation>

getHeight()

Gets the height of the annotation.
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Returns:
the height of the annotation.
Type
number

getIntent()

Gets the intent of the FreeText annotation e.g. FreeTextCallout
Returns:
The intent of the annotation
Type
string

getInternal()

Returns true if annotation is part of the original document, false otherwise.
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Deprecated:
  • Since version 8.3. Use isInternal instead.
Returns:
Whether the annotation is internal to the document or not
Type
boolean

getPadding()

Get the rectangle difference of the annotation bounding rect and the text rect
Returns:
the rectangle difference
Type
Core.Math.Rect

getPageNumber()

Gets the page number of the annotation. Note: page number starts from 1.
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Returns:
The annotation's page number
Type
number

getPath()

Gets the path array
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Returns:
The array of path points
Type
Array.<Core.Math.Point>

getPathPoint(index)

Gets the point in the path at the specified index
Parameters:
Name Type Description
index number The index in the path array
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Returns:
The path point as an object with x and y properties
Type
object

getRect()

Get annotation bounding rectangle
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Returns:
Type
Core.Math.Rect

getRectPadding()

Gets the padding that will be applied by default on the annotation's rectangle.
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Returns:
The amount of padding
Type
number

getReplies()

Gets the list of replies to this annotation.
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Returns:
The list of replies
Type
Array.<Core.Annotations.Annotation>

getRichTextStyle()

Gets the rich text style of the annotation.
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Returns:
the current rich text style
Type
Core.Annotations.Annotation.RichTextStyle

getStartStyle()

Gets the start style of the line. Only applicable for callout annotations
Returns:
The start style
Type
string

getStatus()

Gets the status of the annotation, and returns an empty string if no status set.
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Returns:
The last status update.
Type
string

getWidth()

Gets the width of the annotation.
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Returns:
the width of the annotation.
Type
number

getX()

Gets the x position measured in page coordinates of an annotation.
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Returns:
the x position
Type
number

getY()

Gets the y position measured in page coordinates.
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Returns:
Type
number

hasRotationControlEnabled()

Returns true if the rotation control is enabled for the annotation and false otherwise.
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Returns:
Type
boolean

isAutoSized()

Returns:
Returns a boolean which indicates if the bounding box of the freetext will be resized automatically when its contents are being edited
Type
boolean

isContentEditPlaceholder()

Returns whether the annotation is a content editing placeholder, which are annotations used as placeholders for content edit boxes when the content editing tool is active
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Returns:
Whether the annotation is a content edit placeholder or not
Type
boolean

isFormFieldPlaceholder()

Returns whether the annotation is a form field place holder annotation, which are annotations used as place holders for fields in the Form Field Creation mode
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Returns:
Type
boolean

isGrouped()

Gets whether the annotation is a child of a group
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Returns:
Returns true if the annotation is a child of a group, false otherwise.
Type
boolean

isInternal()

Returns true if annotation is part of the original document, false otherwise.
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Returns:
Whether the annotation is internal to the document or not
Type
boolean

isPrintVisible()

Whether the annotation is visible on the document or not **when printed**. If Hidden or if the annotation is a reply to another annotation then it won't be visible.
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Returns:
Whether the annotation is visible on the document or not when printed
Type
boolean

isReply()

Gets whether the annotation is a reply to another annotation.
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Returns:
Returns true if it does reply to another annotation, false otherwise.
Type
boolean

isUncommittedContentEditPlaceholder()

Returns whether the annotation is an uncommitted content editing placeholder, which are annotations that will become document content but were not committed yet.
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Returns:
Whether the annotation is an uncommitted content edit placeholder or not
Type
boolean

isVisible()

Whether the annotation is visible on the document or not **when viewing**. If the Hidden or NoView flags are set, or if the annotation is a reply to another annotation then it won't be visible.
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Returns:
Whether the annotation is visible on the document or not when viewing
Type
boolean

move(rect)

Move the annotation based on a new given Core.Math.Rect. Use this method instead of setRect when internal properties (other than x, y, width and height) need to be modified on move.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
rect Core.Math.Rect the new bounding rectangle
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popPath()

Removes the last point from the path
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Returns:
The path point as an object with x and y properties
Type
object

removeCustomAppearance()

Removes the custom appearance of the annotation.
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resize(rect)

Resize the annotation based on a new given Core.Math.Rect. Use this method instead of setRect when internal properties (other than x, y, width and height) need to be modified on resize.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
rect Core.Math.Rect the new bounding rectangle
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resourcesLoaded()

Resolves when all required resources have finished loading. Currently only applicable to stamp annotations that use images.
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Returns:
A promise that resolves when the resources have finished loading
Type
Promise.<void>

rotate(angle, rotationPoint)

Rotate the annotation by angle and origin point to rotate around.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
angle number The angle in radians
rotationPoint Core.Math.Point The rotation point to do the rotation around. The default is the center point of the annotation
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serialize(element, pageMatrix)

Serialize the annotation to an xml element
Parameters:
Name Type Description
element Element an xml element representing the annotation
pageMatrix object the page matrix used to convert XOD coordinates to PDF coordinates.
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Returns:
the resulting xml element representing the annotation
Type
Element

setAssociatedNumber(number)

Sets the number to be associated with this annotation.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
number number The number to be associated with this annotation.
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See:

setAttachments(files)

Sets the attachments of the annotation.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
files Array.<(File|Core.Annotations.Annotation.AnnotationAttachment)> Array of attachments data.
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setAutoSizeType(type)

Sets how the freetext annotation auto-sizes to content.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
type string Use one of the types provided by AutoSizeTypes

setContents(value)

Set the text content for the annotation. Note that this will not refresh the text in the UI.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
value string the text content to be set
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setCustomData(key, value)

Sets the custom data associated with the specified key.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
key string The key under which to store this custom data. Data will automatically be saved in the exported XFDF and merged into the PDF when downloading.
value string The custom data to store
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setDateFormat(format)

Set FreeText as a date type annotation with the specified format. A viewer can use this information to allow easier updating of the text to represent a date, for example by using a date picker.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
format string Set Annotation Date format

setHeight(value)

Sets the height of the annotation.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
value number the height of the annotation.
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setIntent(intent)

Sets the intent of the FreeText annotation
Parameters:
Name Type Description
intent string The new intent for the annotation

setModified( [shouldKeepAppearance])

Flags the annotation as modified if it has been before the last call to exportAnnotationCommand Removes the annotation's appearance if no parameter is passed Should be called if changing a custom property on the annotation that is used for serialization Otherwise the annotation will serialize the original deserialized value
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
shouldKeepAppearance boolean <optional>
 If true then the annotation's appearance will be maintained
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setPadding(rect)

Sets the rectangle difference of the annotation bounding rect and the text rect
Parameters:
Name Type Description
rect Core.Math.Rect The new rectangle difference

setPageNumber(value)

Sets the page number of the annotation. Note: page numbers start from 1.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
value number the page number to be set
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setPathPoint(index, x, y)

Sets the path point at a specific index
Parameters:
Name Type Description
index number The index in the path array to set
x number The x coordinate of the point
y number The y coordinate of the point
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setRect(rect)

Sets the size and location of the annotation's bounding rectangle. Use this method instead of resize when only the x, y, width and height needs to be modified. Beware: this method ignores coordinates if they are the wrong way around. (It hasn't been fixed for reasons of maintaining backward compatibility. use setRectWithNormalization instead if you want it to reverse the wrong-way-round coordinates instead of ignoring them.)
Parameters:
Name Type Description
rect Core.Math.Rect the new bounding rectangle
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setRectWithNormalization(rect)

Sets the size and location of the annotation's bounding rectangle. Use this method instead of resize when only the x, y, width and height needs to be modified. Use setRectWithNormalization instead of setRect if you want to reverse any wrong-way-round coordinates instead of ignoring them.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
rect Core.Math.Rect the new bounding rectangle
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setRichTextStyle(richTextStyle)

Sets the rich text style of the annotation. New style will replace the old one
Parameters:
Name Type Description
richTextStyle Core.Annotations.Annotation.RichTextStyle The new rich text style of the annotation
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setRotationControlEnabled(rotationControlEnabled)

Enables or disables the rotation control for the annotation
Parameters:
Name Type Description
rotationControlEnabled boolean true if the rotation control should be enabled
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Deprecated:
  • since version 8.0 Please use enableRotationControl or disableRotationControl instead

setStartStyle(startStyle)

Sets the start style of the line. Only applicable for callout annotations.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
startStyle string The starting style

setStyles(ctx, pageMatrix)

Sets the annotation's styles for stroke, fill and opacity on the canvas context
Parameters:
Name Type Description
ctx CanvasRenderingContext2D A canvas context
pageMatrix object The transformation matrix for the page that the annotation is on
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setWidth(value)

Sets the width of the annotation.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
value number the width of the annotation.
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setX(value)

Sets the x position measured in page coordinates of an annotation.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
value number the x position
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setY(value)

Sets the y position measured in page coordinates.
Parameters:
Name Type Description
value number the y position
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updateRichTextStyle(object [, startIndex] [, endIndex])

Update the rich text style of the annotation. Can provide a range to set the which characters the style should apply to
Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
object Core.Annotations.Annotation.StyleObject The new rich text style of the annotation
Properties
Name Type Description
'underline' boolean boolean value for whether string should be underlined
'line-through' boolean boolean value for whether string should be strike through
'font-weight' string String for the font weight of the rich text (can be 'bold')
'font-style' string String for font style of the rich text (can be 'italic')
'color' string string for what color to set text to
startIndex number <optional>
 Starting character to apply style, if null apply to every character
endIndex number <optional>
 Last character to apply style. If null, apply till end
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