PDF Embed API - Get Selected text from annotation.

[RiktheRocker]

Hi ,

When adding an annotation, is it possible to get the selected text from that annotation ?

I am getting the text from getSelectedContent() on selection, but when highlighting getSelectedContent() is giving empty data.

Any help in this would be greatly appreciated!

[Ramil Mintaev]

You need to use getSelectedContent() after "PREVIEW_SELECTION_END" event is fired. 

adobeDCView.registerCallback(
        AdobeDC.View.Enum.CallbackType.EVENT_LISTENER,
        function(event) {
            if (event.type === "PREVIEW_SELECTION_END") {
                previewFilePromise.then(adobeViewer => {
                    adobeViewer.getAPIs().then(apis => {
                        apis.getSelectedContent()
                            .then(result => console.log(result));
                    });
                });
            }
        }, {enableFilePreviewEvents: true}
   );

[Vasavi244971977sns]

this solution does not work on annotated text, works only on normal text selection.. any help to get the selected text from annotation ?

[Test Screen Name]

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