AddReply

Adds a reply to a comment.

Syntax

expression.AddReply(sText, sAuthorName, sUserId, nPos);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiComment class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
sText	Required	String		The comment reply text.
sAuthorName	Optional	String		The name of the comment reply author.
sUserId	Optional	String		The user ID of the comment reply author.
nPos	Optional	Number	-1	The comment reply position. If nPos=-1 add to the end.

Returns

ApiComment

Example

This example shows how to add a reply to the comment.

• Code
• Result

// How to reply to the comment.

// Get all comments from the presentation and reply to the first one.

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

const posX = 15 * 36000;
const posY = 35 * 36000;
const shapeWidth = 300 * 36000;
const shapeHeight = 100 * 36000;

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(255, 111, 61));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("rect", shapeWidth, shapeHeight, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(posX, posY);
slide.AddObject(shape);

slide.AddComment(posX, posY, "Comment from current user with default params");
slide.AddComment(posX + shapeWidth, posY + shapeHeight, "Comment from another user", "John Doe", "uid-2");

const arrComments = presentation.GetAllComments();
arrComments[0].AddReply("Hello, this is a reply", "John Smith", "uid-1");
const reply = arrComments[0].GetReply(0);

const docContent = shape.GetDocContent();
const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("First comment and its reply are aligned to the top left corner of the shape." + "\n");
paragraph.AddText("Comment from John Doe is aligned to the bottom right corner of the shape." + "\n");
paragraph.AddLineBreak();
paragraph.AddText("Comment's reply text: " + reply.GetText());