[javascript] Cannot set name and modDate on annotation SOLVED

[Mathew]

I'm trying to copy annotations between documents and ran into a limitation that's stymied me: If I set the name of an annotation, I cannot set the modification date, and vice versa.

• If I create the new annotation with no modDate and try to set it later, it just overwrites the .name with the date and doesn't set the modDate.
• If I create it with both the modDate and name, it sets the name to the modDate.
• If I create it with only the name, and then try to set the modDate, it will overwrite the name with the date, and not set the modDate

Looking at the JS API, it shows both .modDate and .name as R/W.

To reproduce, run in the console:

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{
    let partyDate = new Date('1999-12-31T12:00:00');
    let partyAnn = this.addAnnot({
        // name won't stick if either date set
        name: 'Prince',
        type: 'FreeText',
        page: this.pageNum,
        richContents: [{text:'PARTY!', textColor:["RGB",0.5,0,1], textSize: 20}],
        rect: [100,50,180,70],
        width:0,
        // can set creationDate on new annotation
        creationDate: partyDate,
        modDate: partyDate,
        });
    // get name, modification date but Prince is not here
    console.println('Name:  '+partyAnn.name);
    console.println('Date:  '+partyAnn.modDate);
    console.println('Since: '+partyAnn.creationDate);
}

[Roman - Tracker Supp]

Hi Mathew,
Thank you. It is a bug. It will be resolved in the next release of the Editor. In the meanwhile you can use this workaround:

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function myAddAnnot(doc, annotData)
{
	const newAnnot = doc.addAnnot(annotData);
	newAnnot.name = annotData.name;
	return newAnnot;
}

{
    let partyDate = new Date('1999-12-31T12:00:00');
    let partyAnn = myAddAnnot(this, {
        // name won't stick if either date set
        name: 'Prince',
        type: 'FreeText',
        page: this.pageNum,
        richContents: [{text:'PARTY!', textColor:["RGB",0.5,0,1], textSize: 20}],
        rect: [100,50,180,70],
        width:0,
        // can set creationDate on new annotation
        creationDate: partyDate,
        modDate: partyDate,
        });
    // get name, modification date but Prince is not here
    console.println('Name:  '+partyAnn.name);
    console.println('Date:  '+partyAnn.modDate);
    console.println('Since: '+partyAnn.creationDate);
}

[Mathew]

Thank you Roman

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