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GetUserId

Returns the user ID of the comment author.

Syntax​

expression.GetUserId();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiComment class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

string

Example​

Retrieve the user ID of the comment author in a document.

// How do I get the identifier of the user who posted a comment in a document?

// Match a comment to a user account by reading the author's unique user ID.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("This is just a sample text");
Api.AddComment(paragraph, "comment", "John Smith");
let comments = doc.GetAllComments();
comments[0].SetUserId("uid-1");
let userId = comments[0].GetUserId();
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("Comment user ID: " + userId);
doc.Push(paragraph);