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GetFormattedText Method

Text Note Get Formatted Text Method

Returns an object that contains text and associated formatting of this note.

Namespace: Autodesk.Revit.DB
Assembly: RevitAPI (in RevitAPI.dll) Version: 25.0.0.0 (25.0.0.0)
Syntax 
public FormattedText GetFormattedText()

Return Value

FormattedText
The object that contains the text and associated formatting of of the text in this text note.
Remarks
The returned object is not attached to the text note and modifying it will not modify the contents of the text note. After changes are made to the FormattedText, use SetFormattedText(FormattedText) apply those changes to the TextNote.
Example 
#region Autodesk.Revit.DB.FormattedText.SetListType(Autodesk.Revit.DB.TextRange, Autodesk.Revit.DB.ListType)
#region Autodesk.Revit.DB.FormattedText.AsTextRange()
public void AppendText(TextNote textNote)
{
    FormattedText formatText = textNote.GetFormattedText();

    TextRange range = formatText.AsTextRange();

    range.Start = range.End - 1;
    // set Length to 0 to insert
    range.Length = 0;
    string someNewText = "\rThis is a new paragraph\vThis is a new line without a paragraph break\r";
    formatText.SetPlainText(range, someNewText);

    // get range for entire text
    range = formatText.AsTextRange();
    range.Start = range.End - 1;
    range.Length = 0;
    string someListText = "\rBulleted List item 1\rItem 2\vSecond line for Item 2\rThird bullet point";
    formatText.SetPlainText(range, someListText);
    range.Start++;
    range.Length = someListText.Length;
    formatText.SetListType(range, ListType.Bullet);

    if (formatText.GetAllCapsStatus(range) != FormatStatus.None)
    {
        formatText.SetAllCapsStatus(range, false);
    }

    textNote.SetFormattedText(formatText);
}
#endregion
#endregion
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