Get annot item when changing annot state

[lidds]

I am using the following code to change the annotation state

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Dim JS As New StringBuilder
        JS.AppendLine("//JS Code to search for an annotation and get status of it where StateInModel is Review")
        JS.AppendLine("//the JS output is passed to the SDK IString Res")
        JS.AppendLine("this.syncAnnotScan();")
        JS.AppendLine("var annots = this.getAnnots({")
        JS.AppendLine("nPage: 0,")
        JS.AppendLine("nSortBy: ANSB_Author,")
        JS.AppendLine("bReverse: true")
        JS.AppendLine("});")
        JS.AppendLine("")
        JS.AppendLine("var stateResults;")
        JS.AppendLine("var returnResults;")
        JS.AppendLine("returnResults = """";")
        JS.AppendLine("identity.name = """ & MISData.Instance.FirstName & """;")
        JS.AppendLine("for (var i = 0; i < annots.length; i++) {")
        If statusName = "None" Then
            JS.AppendLine("annots[i].transitionToState(""Review"",""None"");")
        ElseIf statusName = "Accepted" Then
            JS.AppendLine("annots[i].transitionToState(""Review"",""Accepted"");")
        ElseIf statusName = "Cancelled" Then
            JS.AppendLine("annots[i].transitionToState(""Review"",""Cancelled"");")
        ElseIf statusName = "Completed" Then
            JS.AppendLine("annots[i].transitionToState(""Review"",""Completed"");")
        ElseIf statusName = "Rejected" Then
            JS.AppendLine("annots[i].transitionToState(""Review"",""Rejected"");")
        End If

        JS.AppendLine("}")

        Dim res As PDFXEdit.IString = Me.docPreview.Inst.CreateString()
        Try
            Me.docPreview.Inst.ExecuteJS(Me.docPreview.Doc, JS.ToString, PDFXEdit.PXV_ActionTriggerClass.PAEC_External, PDFXEdit.PXV_ActionTriggerSubclass.PAESC_Exec, Nothing, res)
        Catch ex As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("Error changing annotation state: " & convertErr(ex))
        End Try

Is there anyway that I can get the annotation elements that I am changing the state of? e.g. if I have a rectangle and I run the above code, is there anyway I can get the rectangle annotation element as a IPXC_Annotation?

Thanks

Simon

[Sasha - Tracker Dev Team]

Hello Simon,

Well the e.annots.changed event is being fired along with the annotations list as a parameter when you do transitionToState.

Cheers,
Alex

[lidds]

Thanks Alex, got this working now.

Just out of interest the JS code that I posted obviously gets all annotation elements and set all annotation element status. How would I just set the selected annotations state?

Thanks

Simon

[Sasha - Tracker Dev Team]

Hello Simon,

Get annotations from the current document's selection. Next when running through the JS cycle, check whether the annotation is in the selected array by comparing the JS Annotation "name" property and the IPXC_Annotation https://sdkhelp.pdf-xchange.com/vi ... ation_Name property.

Cheers,
Alex

[lidds]

Hi Alex,

I have almost got it working, however I have noticed in the below section of the JS that it is only get the annotation on page "0" (zero), or does this mean the active page?

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        JS.AppendLine("var annots = this.getAnnots({")
        JS.AppendLine("nPage: 0,")
        JS.AppendLine("nSortBy: ANSB_Author,")
        JS.AppendLine("bReverse: true")
        JS.AppendLine("});")

Thanks

Simon

[Sasha - Tracker Dev Team]

Hello Simon,

Here's the quote from the JS Specification:

nPage
(optional) A 0-based page number. If specified, gets only annotations on the given page. If not specified, gets annotations that meet the search criteria from all pages.

Cheers,
Alex