ToJSON

Converts the ApiLayout object into the JSON object.

Syntax

expression.ToJSON(bWriteMaster, bWriteTableStyles);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiLayout class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
bWriteMaster	Optional	boolean	false	Specifies if the slide master will be written to the JSON object or not.
bWriteTableStyles	Optional	boolean	false	Specifies whether to write used table styles to the JSON object (true) or not (false).

Returns

JSON

Example

Convert the layout object into the JSON object in a presentation.

// How to convert a layout object to a JSON object in a presentation.

// Get a slide layout object from a slide and convert to JSON.

const presentation = Api.GetPresentation();
const slide = presentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
slide.RemoveAllObjects();

const master = presentation.GetMaster(0);
const layout = master.GetLayout(0);

const json = layout.ToJSON(true, false);
const layoutFromJSON = Api.FromJSON(json);
master.AddLayout(0, layoutFromJSON);

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 300 * 36000, 130 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
shape.SetSize(300 * 36000, 130 * 36000);
const classType = layoutFromJSON.GetClassType();
const docContent = shape.GetDocContent();
const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("Class type = " + classType);
layoutFromJSON.AddObject(shape);
slide.ApplyLayout(layoutFromJSON);