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GetQuads

Gets quads from current markup annotation.

Syntax​

expression.GetQuads();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiBaseMarkupAnnotation class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

Quad[]

Example​

Get the highlight area from a markup annotation in a PDF.

// How do I read the highlight coordinates in a PDF?

// Extract the quad coordinates that define the marked region in a PDF.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let markupAnnot = Api.CreateHighlightAnnot([84, 55, 231, 72]);
let page = doc.GetPage(0);
page.AddObject(markupAnnot);
console.log(`The markup quads is: ${markupAnnot.GetQuads()}`);