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GetAuthorName

Returns the comment reply author's name.

Syntax​

expression.GetAuthorName();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiCommentReply class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

string

Example​

Retrieve the author name from a comment reply in a document.

// How do I read the name of the person who wrote a comment reply in a document?

// Identify who contributed a specific reply when auditing comment threads.

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].AddReply("reply1", "Mark Potato", "uid-2", 0);
let commentReply = comments[0].GetReply(0);
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("First comment reply's author: " + commentReply.GetAuthorName());
doc.Push(paragraph);