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GetClassType

Returns a type of the ApiBaseWidget class.

Syntax​

expression.GetClassType();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiBaseWidget class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

"baseWidget"

Example​

Get the widget type classification in a PDF.

// How do I identify what kind of widget this is in a PDF?

// Determine the class category of a form field widget in a PDF.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let page = doc.GetPage(0);
let textField = Api.CreateTextField([10, 10, 160, 30]);
page.AddObject(textField);

let widgets = textField.GetAllWidgets();
textField.SetValue(widgets[0].GetClassType());