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SetText

Replaces the paragraph content with the specified text.

Syntax

expression.SetText(text);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiParagraph class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
textRequiredstringThe text to set.

Returns

ApiRun

Example

Replace all text in a paragraph with a new string in a document.

// How do I overwrite the existing text of a paragraph in a document?

// Replace the original text with another text string.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("This is the original text.");
paragraph.SetText("This is the replacement text.");