AnnTextObject Object

The text annotation object is a text string within a bounding rectangle. This class supports a stroke and fill, that can be used on the bounding rectangle.

Programmatically, the boundaries and location of the text object can be controlled using the following properties:

• AnnObject.Bounds
• Points

The AnnTextObject class inherits a number of properties from the AnnObject class, providing support for font, stroke and fill characteristics. These properties are listed below:

• Fill
• Stroke
• Font
• AnnObject.SupportsFill
• AnnObject.SupportsStroke
• AnnObject.SupportsFont

The name of the text object can be controlled using Labels property, inherited from the AnnObject class.

Each object can be transformed with the following methods:

• Scale
• Translate
• Rotate

The following properties can also be used to programmatically set characteristics of an AnnTextObject:

• HorizontalAlignment
• VerticalAlignment
• Text
• WordWrap
• Hyperlink
• IsLocked
• Password
• IsVisible

This example creates a text object and adds it to the automation container.

example: function SiteLibrary_DefaultPage$example() {

   // assumes _automation is valid
   var inch = 720.0;
   
   // Add a text object
   var textObj = new lt.Annotations.Core.AnnTextObject();
   
   // Set the points for the hotspot
   textObj.get_points().add(lt.LeadPointD.create(1 * inch, 1 * inch));
   textObj.get_points().add(lt.LeadPointD.create(2 * inch, 1 * inch));
   textObj.get_points().add(lt.LeadPointD.create(2 * inch, 2 * inch));
   textObj.get_points().add(lt.LeadPointD.create(1 * inch, 2 * inch));
   // Set the text
   textObj.set_text("sample text for object\nsecond line of text\nlast line");
   // Add the object to the automation container
   this._automation.get_container().get_children().add(textObj);
   // Select the object
   this._automation.selectObject(textObj);
},