Nutrient Web SDK

Class TextAnnotation

A free form text that will be rendered inside the bounding box. It has no open or closed state - instead of being displayed in a pop-up window, the text is always visible.

Fonts are client specific and determined during runtime. If a font is not found, we will automatically fall back to a sans serif font.

Class

Example

Create a text annotation
const annotation = new NutrientViewer.Annotations.TextAnnotation({
pageIndex: 0,
text: { format: "plain", value : "Welcome to\nNutrientViewer" },
font: "Helvetica",
isBold: true,
horizontalAlign: "center",
boundingBox: new NutrientViewer.Geometry.Rect({ left: 10, top: 20, width: 30, height: 40 }),
fontColor: NutrientViewer.Color.RED
});

See Also

Hierarchy

AnnotationTextAnnotation

Constructors

  • Parameters

    options
    Partial<{ … }>
    Optional

Properties

{ … } | null
PropertyDescription
onPageClose
onPageHidden
onPageOpen
onPageVisible
onPointerDown
onPointerEnter
onPointerLeave
onPointerUp
{ cache: string } | { attach: string }

Optional background color that will fill the complete bounding box.

Default Value

null

    | "normal"
    | "multiply"
    | "screen"
    | "overlay"
    | "darken"
    | "lighten"
    | "colorDodge"
    | "colorBurn"
    | "hardLight"
    | "softLight"
    | "difference"
    | "exclusion"

The blend mode defines how the color of the annotation will be applied to its background.

Default Value

"normal"

Optional border color that will be used for the text border and the line for text annotations of type callout. It will be not be rendered if the callout property is not set.

Default Value

null
"solid" | "dashed" | "beveled" | "inset" | "underline" | null
number | null

Position of this annotation on the page. It's necessary that this spans all visible points of the annotation, otherwise hit testing and other features may not work.

Callout | null

The callout that is attached to the annotation.

Default Value

null

canReply

Optional
boolean

canSetGroup

OptionalReadonly
boolean

This property defines whether the user has permission to edit the group of this annotation.

It is only available when collaboration permissions is enabled on Server-Backed deployments.

The date of the annotation creation.

string | null

The ID of the user who created the annotation, as determined by the authenticated user (the user_id claim of the JWT) that created it.

Unlike creatorName, which the client supplies, this is assigned by Document Engine from the authenticated session, so a client cannot cause a different author to be recorded. Setting it on an annotation you construct yourself only affects your own copy: it is not serialized, so it never reaches Document Engine or the underlying document.

It requires Instant sync against Document Engine 1.18 or later, and is null on Standalone, on the deprecated REST provider, against earlier Document Engine versions, and for annotations created without an authenticated user. It is also null when the server holds an author it can no longer resolve to an upstream user id, which is indistinguishable from the cases above.

Setting isAnonymous does not clear it. With Collaboration Permissions configured it is hidden from other users only; without them it is not hidden at all, which matches how creatorName already behaves.

string | null

The name of the creator of the annotation. This is a general purpose string which can easily be spoofed and might not reflect the actual creator of the annotation.

Record<string, unknown> | null

Annotations can store additional user-specified data.

NutrientViewer will not use or evaluate customData in the UI directly. You have full control over this property. For new annotations, this defaults to null.

customData will be stored as JSON through JSON.serialize() and JSON.parse(), and so must be a plain JSON-serializable object.

Example

Adding a new EllipseAnnotation with custom data attached:

const annotation = new NutrientViewer.Annotations.EllipseAnnotation({
pageIndex: 0,
boundingBox: new NutrientViewer.Geometry.Rect({
top: 10,
left: 10,
width: 100,
height: 100
}),
customData: {
circleId: "my-circle"
}
});
string

The name of the font family that should be used.

Fonts are client specific and determined during runtime. If a font is not found, we will automatically fall back to 'sans-serif'.

We test the following list at runtime. The first available font will be used as the default for all new text annotations: Helvetica, Arial, Calibri, Century Gothic, Consolas, Courier, Dejavu Sans, Dejavu Serif, Georgia, Gill Sans, Impact, Lucida Sans, Myriad Pro, Open Sans, Palatino, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Trebuchet, Verdana, Zapfino, Comic Sans.

Default Value

"Helvetica"

A NutrientViewer.Color for the visible glyphs, or null for transparent color.

Default Value

Color.BLACK
number

The font size in page size pixels. Per default, we use values between 10 and 192 inclusive in the UI.

The text will scale when you zoom in.

Default Value

18

group

Optional
string | null

This property is used to define the permission scope for this annotation.

It is only available when collaboration permissions is enabled on Server-Backed deployments.

boolean

If set, do not display or print the annotation or allow it to interact with the user.

Default Value

false
"left" | "center" | "right"

The horizontal alignment of the text inside the bounding box. Can be either one of:

  • left
  • center
  • right

This is equal to the CSS text-align property.

Default Value

"left"
string

A unique identifier to describe the annotation. When an annotation is created in the UI, the viewer has to generate a unique ID.

When changes are saved to the underlying annotation provider, we call Instance#ensureChangesSaved to make sure the annotation has been persisted from the provider.

boolean

If true, the font will be bold if the font family supports this.

Default Value

false

isDeletable

OptionalReadonly
boolean

This property defines whether this annotation can be deleted or not. The value of this field depends on the set of collaboration permissions defined in the JWT token.

It is only available when collaboration permissions is enabled on Server-Backed deployments.

isEditable

OptionalReadonly
boolean

This property defines whether this annotation can be edited or not. The value of this field depends on the set of collaboration permissions defined in the JWT token.

It is only available when collaboration permissions is enabled on Server-Backed deployments.

boolean

When the annotation is modified through Nutrient Web SDK, we will set this flag whenever the whole text fits the bounds of the annotation without overflowing.

boolean

If true, the font will be italic if the font family supports this.

Default Value

false

lineSpacing

Readonly
number | null

The spacing between lines of text, in PDF points. This is the total line height (baseline to baseline), independent of the font size.

Default Value

null
boolean

The annotation flag that prevents the annotation from being modified.

Default Value

false
boolean

The annotation flag that prevents the annotation content from being modified.

Default Value

false
string | null

An optional field that may be used to identify the annotation.

By default, we'll set that to the same value as the automatically generated Annotation#id.

boolean

The annotation flag that prevents the annotation from being printed.

Default Value

false
boolean
string | null

An optional note that can be set on any annotation.

This value is displayed in the Nutrient Web SDK UI for all annotations except NoteAnnotation, TextAnnotation, WidgetAnnotation and CommentMarkerAnnotation.

boolean

The annotation flag that prevents the annotation from being rendered in the UI.

The annotation may still be part of the printed page, depending of the value of the noPrint flag.

Default Value

false
boolean

When set, the annotation will not scale up in the page when it's zoomed in. The flag doesn't have an effect when the page is zoomed out to a zoom level less than 1. The flag is not currently supported when the callout property is set.

Default Value

false
number

A transparency value that is applied to the complete annotation. The value is capped between 0 and 1 inclusive.

Default Value

1
number

The page index on which the annotation is placed. It's important to notice that an annotation can only ever be on one page. If you create for example an ink annotation with lines on two pages, two annotation records will be created.

pageIndex is zero-based and has a maximum value of totalPageCount - 1.

number | null

When the annotation is extracted directly from a PDF file, the pdfObjectId refers to the identifier that was used in the PDF document.

This ID is optional since newly created annotations using the SYNCProvider annotation provider won't have a pdfObjectId assigned.

Default Value

null
boolean

The annotation flag that makes the annotation read only.

Default Value

false
number

The counter-clockwise rotation value in degrees relative to the rotated PDF page. Inserting an annotation with a rotation value of 0 will make it appear in the same direction as the UI appears, when no NutrientViewer.ViewState#pagesRotation is set.

Text annotations support free rotation using integers between 0° and 359°. Negative values or values above 359 are normalized to this interval. Attempting to use non-integer values will result in an error.

Default Value

0
string | null

An optional annotation subject, representing a short description of the subject being addressed by the annotation. This property has no effect on the annotation rendering.

{ format: "xhtml" | "plain"; value: string }

The visible contents in plain text/xhtml formats.

We use a simple newline delimiter \n for multi line texts in case of plain text. A trailing newline (e.g. foobar\n) will result in an additional line.

In case of XHTML, we support the following tags:

  • <b>: Bold
  • <i>: Italic
  • <span>: Font color, background color and underline using the style attribute (e.g. <span style="color: red; background-color: blue; text-decoration: underline">Hello</span>)
  • p: Paragraph. You can use this to add a newline between paragraphs.
PropertyDescription
format
value

Example

Get the text value of a text annotation
const { value, format } = annotation.text;

Default Value

{ format: "plain", value: "" }

The date of last annotation update.

"center" | "top" | "bottom"

The vertical alignment of the text inside the bounding box. Can be either one of:

  • top
  • center
  • bottom

Default Value

"top"

fontSizePresets

StaticReadonly
readonly number[]

isEditable

StaticReadonly
true

readableName

StaticReadonly
"Text"

Immutable Record API

24

asImmutable

Deprecated
  • Deprecated

    Returns

    this

    Deprecated

    Not part of the collection API the Nutrient Web SDK supports. Build the value once, or use withMutations().

    See Also

    • Map#asImmutable

asMutable

Deprecated
  • Deprecated

    Returns

    this

    Deprecated

    Not part of the collection API the Nutrient Web SDK supports. Use withMutations().

    See Also

    • Map#asMutable

  • Returns a new instance of this Record type with all values set to their default values.

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    this
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    keyPathIterable<unknown>

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  • Parameters

    otherunknown

    Returns

    boolean
  • Returns the value associated with the provided key, which may be the default value defined when creating the Record factory function.

    If the requested key is not defined by this Record type, then notSetValue will be returned if provided. Note that this scenario would produce an error when using Flow or TypeScript.

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    extends keyof { … }

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    keyK

    Returns

    { … }[K]
  • Parameters

    keyPathIterable<unknown>
    notSetValueunknown
    Optional

    Returns

    unknown
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    keyunknown

    Returns

    boolean
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    ...collections
    Partial<{ … }>[]

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    ...collections
    (Iterable<[string, unknown], any, any> | Partial<{ … }>)[]

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    this
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    keyPathIterable<unknown>
    ...collections
    (Iterable<[string, unknown], any, any> | Partial<{ … }>)[]

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    this
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    merger(previous?: unknown, next?: unknown, key?: string) => unknown
    ...collections
    (Iterable<[string, unknown], any, any> | Partial<{ … }>)[]

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    this

mergeIn

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    Parameters

    keyPathIterable<unknown>
    ...collections
    (Iterable<[string, unknown], any, any> | Partial<{ … }>)[]

    Returns

    this

    Deprecated

    Not part of the collection API the Nutrient Web SDK supports. Use update() followed by merge().

  • Parameters

    merger(previous?: unknown, next?: unknown, key?: string) => unknown
    ...collections
    (Iterable<[string, unknown], any, any> | Partial<{ … }>)[]

    Returns

    this

removeIn

Deprecated
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    Parameters

    keyPathIterable<unknown>

    Returns

    this

    Deprecated

    Not part of the collection API the Nutrient Web SDK supports. Use deleteIn(), or update() followed by delete().

  • Type Parameters

    K
    extends keyof { … }

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    keyK
    value
    { … }[K]

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    this
  • Deeply converts this Record to equivalent native JavaScript Object.

    Note: This method may not be overridden. Objects with custom serialization to plain JS may override toJSON() instead.

    Returns

    { … }
    • [key: string]: unknown
    • action: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action | null
    • additionalActions:
          | {
              onPageClose?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPageHidden?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPageOpen?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPageVisible?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPointerDown?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPointerEnter?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPointerLeave?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPointerUp?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
          }
          | null
    • APStreamCache: { cache: string } | { attach: string } | undefined
    • backgroundColor: NutrientViewer.Color | null
    • blendMode:
          | "normal"
          | "multiply"
          | "screen"
          | "overlay"
          | "darken"
          | "lighten"
          | "colorDodge"
          | "colorBurn"
          | "hardLight"
          | "softLight"
          | "difference"
          | "exclusion"
    • borderColor: NutrientViewer.Color | null
    • borderStyle: "solid" | "dashed" | "beveled" | "inset" | "underline" | null
    • borderWidth: number | null
    • boundingBox: NutrientViewer.Geometry.Rect | null
    • callout: Callout | null
    • canReply: boolean | undefined
    • canSetGroup: boolean | undefined
    • createdAt: Date | null
    • createdBy: string | null
    • creatorName: string | null
    • customData: Record<string, unknown> | null
    • enrichment: AnnotationEnrichmentJSON | null | undefined
    • font: string
    • fontColor: NutrientViewer.Color | null
    • fontSize: number | null
    • group: string | null | undefined
    • hidden: boolean | null
    • horizontalAlign: "left" | "center" | "right"
    • id: string | null
    • isAnonymous: boolean
    • isBold: boolean | null
    • isCommentThreadRoot: boolean
    • isDeletable: boolean | undefined
    • isEditable: boolean | undefined
    • isFitting: boolean
    • isItalic: boolean | null
    • isUnderline: boolean | null
    • lineSpacing: number | null

      The spacing between lines of text, in PDF points. This is the total line height (baseline to baseline), independent of the font size.

      Default Value

      null
    • locked: boolean | null
    • lockedContents: boolean | null
    • name: string | null
    • noPrint: boolean | null
    • noRotate: boolean
    • note: string | null
    • noView: boolean | null
    • noZoom: boolean
    • opacity: number | null
    • pageIndex: number | null
    • pdfObjectId: number | null
    • readOnly: boolean | null
    • rotation: number
    • subject: string | null
    • text: { format: "xhtml" | "plain"; value: string | null }
    • updatedAt: Date | null
    • verticalAlign: "center" | "top" | "bottom"
  • Shallowly converts this Record to equivalent native JavaScript Object.

    Returns

    { … }
    • [key: string]: unknown
    • action: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action | null
    • additionalActions:
          | {
              onPageClose?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPageHidden?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPageOpen?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPageVisible?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPointerDown?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPointerEnter?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPointerLeave?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
              onPointerUp?: NutrientViewer.Actions.Action;
          }
          | null
    • APStreamCache: { cache: string } | { attach: string } | undefined
    • backgroundColor: NutrientViewer.Color | null
    • blendMode:
          | "normal"
          | "multiply"
          | "screen"
          | "overlay"
          | "darken"
          | "lighten"
          | "colorDodge"
          | "colorBurn"
          | "hardLight"
          | "softLight"
          | "difference"
          | "exclusion"
    • borderColor: NutrientViewer.Color | null
    • borderStyle: "solid" | "dashed" | "beveled" | "inset" | "underline" | null
    • borderWidth: number | null
    • boundingBox: NutrientViewer.Geometry.Rect | null
    • callout: Callout | null
    • canReply: boolean | undefined
    • canSetGroup: boolean | undefined
    • createdAt: Date | null
    • createdBy: string | null
    • creatorName: string | null
    • customData: Record<string, unknown> | null
    • enrichment: AnnotationEnrichmentJSON | null | undefined
    • font: string
    • fontColor: NutrientViewer.Color | null
    • fontSize: number | null
    • group: string | null | undefined
    • hidden: boolean | null
    • horizontalAlign: "left" | "center" | "right"
    • id: string | null
    • isAnonymous: boolean
    • isBold: boolean | null
    • isCommentThreadRoot: boolean
    • isDeletable: boolean | undefined
    • isEditable: boolean | undefined
    • isFitting: boolean
    • isItalic: boolean | null
    • isUnderline: boolean | null
    • lineSpacing: number | null

      The spacing between lines of text, in PDF points. This is the total line height (baseline to baseline), independent of the font size.

      Default Value

      null
    • locked: boolean | null
    • lockedContents: boolean | null
    • name: string | null
    • noPrint: boolean | null
    • noRotate: boolean
    • note: string | null
    • noView: boolean | null
    • noZoom: boolean
    • opacity: number | null
    • pageIndex: number | null
    • pdfObjectId: number | null
    • readOnly: boolean | null
    • rotation: number
    • subject: string | null
    • text: { format: "xhtml" | "plain"; value: string | null }
    • updatedAt: Date | null
    • verticalAlign: "center" | "top" | "bottom"

toSeq

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    Returns

    Keyed<string, unknown>

    Deprecated

    Not part of the collection API the Nutrient Web SDK supports. Use entries().

  • Type Parameters

    K
    extends keyof { … }

    Parameters

    keyK
    updater
    (value: { … }[K]) => { … }[K]

    Returns

    this
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    keyPathIterable<unknown>
    notSetValueunknown
    updater(value: unknown) => unknown

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    this
  • Parameters

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    updater(value: unknown) => unknown

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    mutator(mutable: this) => unknown

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    this

    See Also

    • Map#withMutations